Rice With Caramelized Shallots from Melissa D'arabian

Submitted by diner524

"This was a recipe shown on "Ten Dollar Meals". Looked to so simple but tasty, so posting for safe keeping. I made this and liked it made the way it was but felt it could be a little more flavorful. Next time I am going to try using beef stock and add more seasoning to it while it is cooking. Definitely use several shallots and probably add more butter to saute them in the beginning."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 shallot, finely sliced (I would use two (or more)
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• kosher salt
• 1⁄4 cup white wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup water

directions

1. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add the butter. When the butter has melted add the shallots and saute until very soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the rice and add a pinch of salt.
3. Raise the heat to high and cook, stirring to toast the rice, about 1 minute.
4. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half.
5. Pour in the stock and water and bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
6. Season with salt, to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

This had a nice subtle shallot flavor that was really tasty! I used 1 very large shallot and 2 T. butter, the used 2 cups of chicken stock and omitted the water. When it was done, I seasoned it and it was great. It is the perfect side dish because it complements, rather than competes with, the other dishes. Thanks for posting this.

 

[KellyMac6]

So yummy. I am not a rice fan (I'd rather keep the calories for something else ;) ) but this was really really good! I did use an entire 14.5 oz can chicken broth and then used only 1/2 cup of the water. I served this with Recipe #10422 #10422. Thank you.

 

[Baby Kato]

Yum, another winner from diner. Wow, was this good, so quick and easy to make, with excellent results. Both my dh & I enjoyed this tasty rice. I used two very large french shallots, they were so good in this dish, it's amazing how much flavor they impart when paired with butter and wine and chicken stock. Perfect for a family meal but certainly worthy of serving to guests. Thanks for sharing. Made for Cookbook Favorties 2012.

 

[morgangeline]

This was great! It's like a weeknight-pressed-for-time risotto, but a lot less fussy and prone to turning into mush. It was easy for me to make this while I prepared the rest of dinner. I think I added a little more liquid than the recipe called for, maybe 1/4 cup, because the texture was still a little too crunchy at the end. Thanks so much for posting this - I'll definitely use it again.

 

[AZPARZYCH]

Loved this rice!! I used 2 large shallots and they gave this rice a great flavor. Will be making this again; only change would be to not use cooking wine again. Couldn't use real wine since I am pregnant and the bottle would go to waste in my fridge. Made for All You Can Cook Buffet.