Brown Rice Pilaf

photo by Dreamer in Ontario

- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup long grain brown rice (not instant)
- 2 1⁄2 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth or 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- salt & pepper, to taste
directions
- In a small skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until onion is golden, about 5 minutes.
- Add rice and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add broth, and season with salt and pepper to taste; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low.
- Simmer until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 45-50 minutes. Check rice occasionally and add water if necessary.
- Uncover and let rice stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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I used your recipe on Saturday with broiled salmon topped with a combo of hoisin sauce and honey. It was just delicious and I will certainly use it again. I do have one comment.I heated my oil and put in the fresh garlic and onions in the pot that I was going to cook everything in. I think when you wrote saute onions and garlic in a small pan then add all the other ingredients it would overflow. Anyway, since the garlic started to burn and the onions did not brown enough I sauteed the rice as directed and cooked til it was done. I also added a bunch of chopped parsley and it looked very pretty and it was still delicious. What I will do the next time is saute the onions first in a small pan until they get translucent and then add the fresh garlic. When the onions are browned I will transfer them to a larger pot saute the rice and then add the broth etc. I have browned onions and garlic several times and that seems to work for me. I do love this recipe and what I especially like is it comes out very moist like a risotto. Thank you Sandra
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Halcyon Eve
United States