Basmati Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup finely diced onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• heat chicken stock in a saucepan until boiling; keep hot until ready to use.
• heat vegetable oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. cook and stir onion and bay leaf in the hot oil until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• stir basmati rice into onion mixture until rice is coated with oil.
• pour hot chicken stock into the rice mixture. season with salt; stir.
• bring rice mixture to a boil; cover and reduce heat to medium-low. continue simmering until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. add butter and fluff the rice with a fork.