Festive Rice with Pine Nuts and Raisins Recipe

Free Recipe Festive Rice with Pine Nuts and Raisins

Recipe Type: Free Grain Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 4

Ingredients for Festive Rice with Pine Nuts and Raisins Recipe

Stephen Ceideburg
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
1-1/4 c Long grain rice (see note)
2-1/2 c Hot chicken stock
1/3 c Raisins
Salt and freshly ground
-pepper
1/3 c To 1/2 cup pine nuts
2 tb Chopped parsley

Festive Rice with Pine Nuts and Raisins Preparation

Preheat oven to 400. Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan; add onion and cook over low heat, stirring often until soft but not brown. Add rice and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add stock, raisins and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer over low heat for 18 to 20 minutes, or until tender. Taste and adjust seasoning. Meanwhile spread nuts in a pan and bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly. Fluff the rice with a fork, then gently stir in nuts and parsley. Note: If you use long-grain brown rice, increase the cooking time to 40 minutes. PER SERVING: 400 calories, 10 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate, 13 g fat (2 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 6 sodium, 2 g fiber. From an article by Faye Levy in the San Francisco Chronicle, 9/14/93. Posted by Stephen Ceideburg From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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