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<\/a>\nOld School Rice Pilaf<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Olive oil and a couple tablespoons of butter
\n3-4 Angel Hair pasta nests, broken up and crumbled by hand (buy a big box and then you\u2019ll have enough for pilaf for months)
\n2 cups long-grain or Basmati rice
\n4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (plus more)
\n1 bay leaf<\/p>\n
1.) Brown the crumbled pasta nests in a large pot with the olive oil and butter over medium heat for about 1 minute and then add the uncooked rice. Coat the rice and pasta with the butter and oil for a couple of minutes, toasting it by stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the pasta–it\u2019s super thin–but you do want it to brown.<\/p>\n
2.) Add the broth and the bay leaf, bring to a boil, and then quickly reduce the heat to a low simmer with the lid on until the liquid is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes. (Check periodically so it doesn\u2019t burn. You can add more liquid–water or chicken broth) if it gets too dry.<\/p>\n
3.) Turn off the heat with the lid still on and let stand a few minutes to get the rice nice and fluffy. Remove the bay leaf and serve.<\/p>\n
4.) Realize rice is better in 20 minutes rather than five.<\/p>\n
\u00a92013 Tracey Henry<\/p>\n
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This easy and flavorful side is a souvenir from my youth when I thought rice only came in two varieties: Minute or pilaf. I left the Minute Rice back in the 80\u2019s and the pilaf seemed doomed to stay there as well until a few months ago when I resurrected it. 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