Five Spice Rice

Simple and straight-forward, this looks like a tasty side dish! May sub the chicken broth with vegetable broth, to make vegetarian-friendly! Taken from thefreshmarket.com; posted for ZWT.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 side dishes

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon  sesame oil
• 3⁄4 cup carrot, diced
• 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (10 1/2ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1⁄4 cups long-grain rice, uncooked

Directions

1. Heat oil in pan and add onion, carrot, and garlic; sauté until tender.
2. Add broth, Chinese five-spice, salt and pepper, bring to a boil.
3. Stir in rice and return to boil.
4. Cover; reduce heat and cook 20 minutes.