Rice
Pilaf
- 1-1/2
cup brown rice (I use Basmati Rice by Lundburg Farms)
-
3 cups water
- 1
tart apple (like Granny Smith) - wash, dice into small
pieces
- 1/2
cup golden raisins
-
teaspoon butter
- salt
and pepper to taste
While
rice is cooking (takes ~45-50 minutes), melt butter in
saucepan. Add apples and raisins to melted butter and
heat until fruit is slightly softened. When rice is done
cooking, fluff with fork. Season with salt and pepper.
(I omitted this step accidentally and didn't miss it at
all.) Turn into serving dish and then top with apple-raisin
mixture.
Makes
about 5 cups of rice. Serve as a side dish with any entree
like salmon, chicken, or tofu. (save about 2 cups to make
rice pudding the next day, or even that evening.)