PBK
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Saffron Rice with Capers and Pine Nuts
I'm posting this just so you know that Arkies occasionally (but only occasionally) go beyond biscuits and gravy!
It's outrageously expensive but worth it when you've got a rare urge to splurge.
• 1 cup uncooked white rice. Basmati is a good choice. Do not use Minute Rice or brown rice.
• 1 pinch saffron. Don't use too much... it's powerful stuff, an acquired taste for some, and costs the earth besides. I recommend Penzey's Kashmir "Mogra Cream" Indian Saffron.
• 2-3 tbsp. baby capers— smallest you can get.
• 2-3 tbsp. pine nuts, plain or lightly toasted.
Prepare rice according to package directions. When water comes to a full simmer, sprinkle in saffron before covering with lid and reducing heat.
When recommended cooking time has expired, take rice off heat and let sit for another 5 minutes before uncovering. Fluff rice with a fork. Add capers and pine nuts, then gently combine. Serve immediately.
The bright yellow saffron rice with green capers makes an especially nice presentation for an Easter dinner.
But down here we're still partial to biscuits and gravy!
I'm posting this just so you know that Arkies occasionally (but only occasionally) go beyond biscuits and gravy!
It's outrageously expensive but worth it when you've got a rare urge to splurge.
• 1 cup uncooked white rice. Basmati is a good choice. Do not use Minute Rice or brown rice.
• 1 pinch saffron. Don't use too much... it's powerful stuff, an acquired taste for some, and costs the earth besides. I recommend Penzey's Kashmir "Mogra Cream" Indian Saffron.
• 2-3 tbsp. baby capers— smallest you can get.
• 2-3 tbsp. pine nuts, plain or lightly toasted.
Prepare rice according to package directions. When water comes to a full simmer, sprinkle in saffron before covering with lid and reducing heat.
When recommended cooking time has expired, take rice off heat and let sit for another 5 minutes before uncovering. Fluff rice with a fork. Add capers and pine nuts, then gently combine. Serve immediately.
The bright yellow saffron rice with green capers makes an especially nice presentation for an Easter dinner.
But down here we're still partial to biscuits and gravy!
