Sweet Tea Rice With Jalapeno, Peaches, and Pecans

Submitted by KerfuffleUponWincle

"From Southern Living's facebook page featuring 19 Refreshing Sweet Tea Recipes -- Originally in Southern Living May 2011"

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 473.18 ml sweetened tea
• 236.59 ml long-grain white rice (uncooked)
• 2.46 ml salt
• 29.58 ml butter
• 118.29 ml pecans (chopped)
• 1 large jalapeno chile (seeded and minced)
• 1 large fresh peach (peeled and diced)
• 14.79 ml fresh chives (chopped)
• 1.23 ml salt
• 1.23 ml pepper

directions

1. Bring tea to a boil in a 3-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; stir in rice and 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes or until tea is absorbed and rice is tender.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add pecans, and cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.
3. Add jalapeno, and saute 1 minute.
4. Stir in hot cooked rice, diced fresh peach, chives, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and pepper.