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Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf

Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf Ingredients: soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry water, bottled, generic spices, saffron onions, raw butter, without salt rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt sa...

Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:
soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry
water, bottled, generic
spices, saffron
onions, raw
butter, without salt
rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt
salt, table
spices, pepper, black
nuts, almonds

Directions:
Heat broth and water in a small saucepan over moderate heat until hot, then crumble saffron into liquid and stir.
Remove from heat.
Cook onion in butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
Add rice and cook, stirring, until fragrant and pale golden, about 3 minutes.
Stir in saffron broth, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 18 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff rice with a fork and fold in almonds.