BASMATI RICE PILAF WITH APRICOTS
Here's to the humble chicken breast: No more dowdy sides for you. Rice takes on exotic flare when laced with spices, dried fruits, and nuts.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the apricots and lemon zest in the 2 cups of cold water. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the garam masala, and toast, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the onion and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender and translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the water along with the apricots, lemon zest, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, wrap a clean dish towel around the saucepan lid, and cover saucepan. Cook for 10 minutes, set aside for 5 minutes undisturbed, then remove lid and fluff with a fork. Mound the pilaf on a serving platter or in a shallow bowl, tear the mint over, and top with the nuts.
- Game Plan: Toast the nuts while the rice cooks.
LAMB AND RICE PILAF WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND PINE NUTS
Categories Lamb Rice Tomato Dried Fruit Apricot Pine Nut Fall Simmer Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 (main-dish) servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add lamb, carrot and halved onion; sauté until lamb browns, about 10 minutes. Add 8 cups water, quartered tomato, and bay leaf. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and boil gently, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 4 cups, turning lamb often, about 45 minutes. Transfer lamb to cutting board; cool slightly. Strain lamb cooking liquid into bowl; spoon off any fat from surface. Discard lamb bone and vegetables. Cut lamb into 1-inch pieces.
- Combine chopped onion and remaining 1 teaspoon oil in same pot. Sauté over medium-high heat until onion is golden, about 4 minutes. Add rice, apricots, and garlic; stir 1 minute. Stir in reserved lamb cooking liquid, lamb pieces, and chopped tomato. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmr until rice is tender and most liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with cilantro and pine nuts and serve.
LAMB AND APRICOT PILAF
Make and share this Lamb and Apricot Pilaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, sauté one of the onions in the oil and 1 tblsp of the butter over moderate-high heat until browned lightly and transfer it with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
- Brown the lamb in batches, transferring it to the bowl.
- Return lamb mixture to skillet, add the apricots and stock, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 1 hour, or until lamb is very tender.
- In another skillet, sauté the remaining onion, green pepper and the garlic in the remaining 4 tblsps butter over moderate-high heat until the onion begins to brown.
- Stir in the almonds, tomato, raisins and the rice and cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until rice is slightly translucent.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and 4 cups of water.
- Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
- In a large casserole, spread 1/3 of the rice mixture in an even layer.
- Spoon ½ the lamb mixture over rice.
- Top with half the remaining rice, the lamb and whats left of the rice (5 layers in all).
- Cook, covered, in 350F (175C) oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.
- Serve with yoghurt.
BASMATI RICE PILAF WITH APRICOTS
This rice takes on an exotic flare when laced with spices, dried fruits and nuts, from the food network's kitchen cookbook "Making it Easy."
Provided by Oolala
Categories Lemon
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put the apricots and lemon zest in the 2 cups of cold water. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the garam masala, and toast, stirring , until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the onion and 1/4 of the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender and translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the water along with the apricots, lemon zest, the remaining 1 teaspoons salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, wrap a clean dish towel around the saucepan lid, and cover the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, toast the nuts and set aside.
- Cook the rice for 10 minutes, set aside for 5 minutes undisturbed, then remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
- Mound the pilaf on a serving dish and tear the mint over it and top with nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.3, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 119.2, Carbohydrate 45.8, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 6.5, Protein 6
SAFFRON RICE PILAF WITH APRICOTS AND ALMONDS
Categories Rice Side Quick & Easy Low/No Sugar Apricot Almond Saffron Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes about 7 cups
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion, ground saffron and cloves and saut&5 minutes. Add rice and stir to coat grains. Mix in chicken stock, dried apricots and currants. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. Add slivered almonds and season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.
RICE PILAF WITH LAMB
Simple to prepare with a fresh & exotic flavor. The Saffron is a must & Basmati rice has one of the lowest & slowest impacts on blood sugar levels of all the white rices.
Provided by Captain_67
Categories Long Grain Rice
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Important:You will need a 5 quart roaster or Dutch oven with a well fitting lid to hold in heat & moisture.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Melt butter in roaster over medium high heat.
- Add onions,bell pepper & salt & sweat (not brown) for a few minutes.
- Stir in rice & pine nuts & gently toast while stirring until rice smells nutty.
- Add Saffron & water, bay leaf & chicken broth. Increase heat to high, when broth starts to boil, stir ingredients once, place lid on roaster & place in oven for 15 minutes.
- When oven time is up, remove roaster from oven & rest for another 15 minutes but DO NOT remove lid (rice is still cooking).
- When rice is in oven, prepare the lamb by mixing with thyme & rosemary.
- Season & brown lamb gently & break it into pieces about the size of a clove of garlic. When rice is rested, add lamb & peas & mix through with a fork, fluffing rice as you look to remove the bay leaf.
- Serve onto a warm platter or plates.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 931.7, Fat 51.7, SaturatedFat 20.4, Cholesterol 113.3, Sodium 499.2, Carbohydrate 84.5, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 5.4, Protein 33.9
RICE PILAF WITH PINE NUTS
Taking rice up a notch without too much more effort. From Bon Appetit, February 2008. Toast pine nuts if desired.
Provided by 5thCourse
Categories Rice
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in uncooked rice.
- Add broth and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until rice is done, about 20 minutes.
- Fluff rice with fork and add pine nuts.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 289.4, Carbohydrate 41.3, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 1.7, Protein 7.6
MOROCCAN RICE WITH APRICOTS AND PINE NUTS
Make and share this Moroccan Rice With Apricots and Pine Nuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories White Rice
Time 57m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the apricots in a heatproof bowl; cover them with boiling water and set aside to soften, about 30 minutes.
- Chop and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; add in the pine nuts, stirring for 2 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Add in the scallions, rice, reserved apricots, parsley, salt, saffron, cayenne, cardamom, and cumin.
- Cook, stirring until well mixed and heated through, about 10 minutes; taste and adjust seasonings.
- Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 401, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 295.9, Carbohydrate 60.1, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 9.6, Protein 7.1
DRIED APRICOT PINE NUT PILAF
Categories Rice Side Quick & Easy High Fiber Apricot Pine Nut Gourmet
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a saucepan cook the onion in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, add the rice, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the salt, the water, and the broth, bring the liquid to a boil, and cook the mixture, covered, over low heat for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed. Add the apricots, fluff the rice with a fork, and let the mixture stand, covered, off the heat for 5 minutes. Stir in the pine nuts, the parsley, and pepper to taste. Serve the pilaf with pot roast, lamb, or poultry.
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