Simple rice pilaff

Name: Simple rice pilaff
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; a sprig of fresh thyme; 400 ml chicken stock (see Tip); 200 g long grain rice; 1 garlic clove, crushed; ½ onion, finely chopped; 50 g unsalted butter; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple to Sensational

By Jun Tanaka

Published 2010

About

There’s a little more butter than usual in this recipe but that’s going to give it the wonderful flavour. Trust me it’s worth it.

Ingredients

50 g unsalted butter
½ onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed

Main course
Gluten-free
Simple

Method

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C.
Melt the butter in an ovenproof pan with a tight-fitting lid. Add the onion and garlic, cover and cook gently for 5 minutes. Add the rice and coat in the butter. Add the chicken stock, thyme, bay leaf and seasoning