It’s great having visitors in town, it means I get to entertain and cook some of my favorite dishes. Last night I made my roast chicken with rice pilaf and served with orange and fennel salad. I’ve been meaning to post my rice pilaf recipe for a while now… I finally remembered to take some nice pictures of the rice!
Rice pilaf is one of those amazing dishes that are so easy to make and never fails to please. It all depends on the rice though. You’ll have to experiment to find your favorite type. I use Uncle Ben’s Long Grain White Rice. Not the instant rice, not the 2-minute microwave rice, and definitely not the boil in a bag… it’s the regular original converted white rice. What’s special about this rice is that it’s parcooked so it doesn’t stick.
I’ve tried this with regular white rice, it tastes great but it doesn’t have that crumbly rice pilaf consistency. If you don’t have the Uncle Ben’s handy, basmati rice or long grain white rice will be fine. I’ll make sure to provide the different measurements for regular long grain white rice and this special Uncle Ben’s.
