Brown Rice Pilaf

DifficultyBeginner
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr
 2 tbsp olive oil
 2 celery stalks, chopped
 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
 ½ yellow onion, diced
 ½ fennel bulb, sliced thinly, optional
 pinch of red pepper flakes
 pinch of cinnamon, optional
 2 cups brown rice
 4 cups chicken stock (or as much as required according to the package - some brands of rice may need less or more)
  cup golden raisins
 kosher salt to taste
 freshly ground black pepper to taste
 parsley, for garnish, optional
1

Heat oil in a medium pan or a Dutch oven. Add mirepoix - celery, onion and carrot as well as fennel. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, fragrant and just beginning to brown. It may take between 5 - 10 minutes, depending on the size of your pan.

2

Add cinnamon and red pepper flakes and cook for another minute or so. Add dry brown rice and cook for two minutes until all the rice grains are well coated with oil and the rice is beginning to smell nutty.

3

Add the stock, bring to simmer, cover, reduce to low and continue simmering as per the directions on your brown rice package, but typically it takes about 45 minutes for brown rice. Do not peek inside the pot for the duration of cooking as you don't want the steam to escape.

4

After the rice finishes cooking, taste it, adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper as needed. Stir in the raisins, cover and allow the pot to sit covered for about 5 minutes before serving for the raisins to steam and soften. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Ingredients

 2 tbsp olive oil
 2 celery stalks, chopped
 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
 ½ yellow onion, diced
 ½ fennel bulb, sliced thinly, optional
 pinch of red pepper flakes
 pinch of cinnamon, optional
 2 cups brown rice
 4 cups chicken stock (or as much as required according to the package - some brands of rice may need less or more)
  cup golden raisins
 kosher salt to taste
 freshly ground black pepper to taste
 parsley, for garnish, optional

Directions

1

Heat oil in a medium pan or a Dutch oven. Add mirepoix - celery, onion and carrot as well as fennel. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, fragrant and just beginning to brown. It may take between 5 - 10 minutes, depending on the size of your pan.

2

Add cinnamon and red pepper flakes and cook for another minute or so. Add dry brown rice and cook for two minutes until all the rice grains are well coated with oil and the rice is beginning to smell nutty.

3

Add the stock, bring to simmer, cover, reduce to low and continue simmering as per the directions on your brown rice package, but typically it takes about 45 minutes for brown rice. Do not peek inside the pot for the duration of cooking as you don't want the steam to escape.

4

After the rice finishes cooking, taste it, adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper as needed. Stir in the raisins, cover and allow the pot to sit covered for about 5 minutes before serving for the raisins to steam and soften. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Notes

Brown Rice Pilaf

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