Lebanese Restaurant Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups parboiled long-grain rice
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup orzo pasta
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon tahini

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• soak rice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes; drain and rinse until the water runs clear.
• heat 1/4 cup butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir orzo until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. add drained rice and increase heat to medium-high. cook and stir orzo-rice mixture until rice is coated in butter-oil mixture and starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
• pour water over rice mixture and season with salt; stir and bring to a boil. cover skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is fluffy and tender yet firm, about 20 minutes.
• heat remaining olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir almonds until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes. add remaining butter and stir in tahini until almonds are evenly coated. mix almond mixture into rice mixture.