Rice Pilaf

Name: Rice Pilaf
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H55M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 onion, minced; 1/2 red bell pepper, minced; 2 pinches kosher salt; 2 cups long grain rice; 2 3/4 cups chicken broth; 2 strips orange zest; Pinch of saffron strands, steeped in 1/4 cup hot water; 1 bay leaf; 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed; Golden raisins and pistachios for garnish

Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown

Show: Good Eats

Episode: Power to the Pilaf

Rice Pilaf

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Level: Easy
Yield: 6 servings
Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving

Serving Size

1 of 6 servings

Calories

333

Total Fat

6

Saturated Fat

3

Carbohydrates

60

Dietary Fiber

3

Sugar

4

Protein

9

Cholesterol

13

Sodium

237

Total: 55 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min

Level: Easy
Yield: 6 servings
Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving

Serving Size

1 of 6 servings

Calories

333

Total Fat

6

Saturated Fat

3

Carbohydrates

60

Dietary Fiber

3

Sugar

4

Protein

9

Cholesterol

13

Sodium

237

Total: 55 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 onion, minced

1/2 red bell pepper, minced

2 pinches kosher salt

2 cups long grain rice

2 3/4 cups chicken broth

2 strips orange zest

Pinch of saffron strands, steeped in 1/4 cup hot water

1 bay leaf

1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed

Golden raisins and pistachios for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a heavy, wide, lidded pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion, red pepper, and kosher salt. Sweat the onions and peppers until aromatic, stirring constantly. Add the rice and stir to coat. Continue stirring until rice smells nutty. Add chicken broth, orange zest, saffron and water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Stir once, then cover pan with moistened dish towel (or tea towel). Place lid on pan and fold towel corners over lid. Bake for 15 minutes. Then rest at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes without removing the cover.
Meanwhile, simmer peas in salted water until heated through or heat in a microwave.
Remove lid from rice and turn out onto a platter. Add peas and fluff with a large fork. Add raisins and pistachios.