Glazed Rice Pilaf With Chive Sour Cream Sauce Food

CHEESY RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir until lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and bring to a full boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 18 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir until incorporated. Gradually whisk in the milk and bring to a simmer. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the Gruyere; keep warm, covered.
• When the rice is cooked, stir in the cheese sauce, parsley, chives and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper.

GLAZED RICE PILAF WITH CHIVE SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Make the sour cream blend and season to taste with salt and pepper
• 2. Place the oil in a deep sided sauce pan to medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Then add rice and coat it to cook with the oil and onions. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat until this mixtures simmers slowly.Cook the rice until most of this liquid has evaporated, then turn off the heat and mix constantly with a wooden spoon.
• 3. Once the rice has cooked to creamy, but not nearly dry texture,stir in a 1/4 cup of sour cream blend. place this in to a deep cassarole dish or deep pie pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Then spread the remaining sour cream blend over the top evenly.
• 4. sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs, coating the surface evenly. Top with paprika and spray lightly with pam spray(butter). Place the cassarole in a heated broiler or toaster oven for 2-3 minutes

RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan melt butter over moderate heat. Add thin spaghetti bits and rice and brown for 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth or water, salt and pepper, and bring liquid to a full boil. Cover pot and reduce heat to simmer and cook rice 18 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.

CREAMY RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Combine the sour cream with garlic and chives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Place the oil in a deep-sided sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook until translucent.
• Add the rice and stir well to coat it with the hot oil and onions.
• Add a very small amount of the chicken broth. The amount you add should sizzle and evaporate immediately. Stir constantly and continue adding liquid very gradually. Do not add more liquid until almost all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Cook the rice until all the of the liquid has been added then turn off the heat. Add the parmesan cheese and continue to stir constantly until the cheese is melted.
• Add sour cream mixture to rice. Stir until well combined. Serve immediately.