GOLDEN SUN RICE
IACP "5 Ingredient Challenge" recipe contest winner- Christy Hedges Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Ingredients • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 onion, minced • 1 pinch saffron • 10 dried apricots, chopped • 1 cup long grain white rice • 2 cups water • 3/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup chopped shelled pistachios, roasted
Directions Melt butter in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add onion and saffron; sauté until onion is golden.
Add apricots and rice; continue to sauté until rice becomes opaque.
Add water and salt.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer covered 15 to 20 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
Fluff with a fork.
To serve, place rice in desired serving dish and garnish with pistachios.
Nutrition Facts Serving Size 4: Amount Per Serving Calories 1126 Total Fat 19g Cholesterol 23mg Sodium 441mg Total Carbohydrate 244g Dietary Fiber 32g Protein 18g USA Rice Federation (www.usarice.com)
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