Pecan Rice

This is the type of simple rice dish a Southern cook might whip up at the last minute if he or she decided a starch was needed to complement a roast chicken or turkey, a meat stew, or a creamed seafood preparation. I’ve also made this rice with toasted pine nuts, poppy seeds, and even crushed peanuts, and in the Carolina Lowcountry, you might well find it with benne (sesame) seeds.