Rice vermicelli pilaff

Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4-6

    as a Side
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

  • About

This buttery rice vermicelli pilaff is a tasty accompaniment to meat dishes such as the Spice-crusted Chicken with Pomegranate Salad and the Saffron Chicken & Cherry Tomato Kebabs.

Ingredients

  • 50 g ( oz) dried vermicelli egg noodles
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil</

Method

Put the noodles in a frying pan and dry-fry, shaking constantly, over low heat for 3-4 minutes until golden, then remove from the heat.

Heat the olive oil and the butter in a medium heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and cook for 10 minutes or until golden.

Add the rice and toasted noodles and stir for 1 minute,