Syrian Rice with Vermicelli

Name: Syrian Rice with Vermicelli (Roz me Shareeyeh)
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups basmati rice; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil; ½ cup broken fideos or vermicelli noodles (1-inch pieces); ½ cup broken fideos or vermicelli noodles (1-inch pieces); 3 cups water or broth; 3 cups water or broth; 1 teaspoon salt

Roz me Shareeyeh

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Saffron Shores

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2002

About

Rice and noodles are a popular side dish in most of the Arab countries. If serving this at a meat meal, use oil and water or meat or poultry broth. If served at a dairy meal, you may use butter and water or vegetable broth.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups basmati rice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil
½

Asia
Syria
Main course
Noodles
Vegetarian

Method

Rinse and drain the rice in a fine-mesh sieve.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter or heat the oil over medium heat and sauté the noodles, stirring often, until golden brown. Stir in the rice until all the grains are coated. Add the water or broth and salt. Bring to a boil and cook until the water has been partly absorbed and little holes appear in the top of the rice. Cover, reduce h