Paisano Pilaf
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 cup Long Grain White Rice
- 2 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 jar Mazzetta Grilled Artichokes In Oil (6.7 Ounces)
- 1 whole Roasted Red Pepper (jarred, Or Previously Roasted)
- 1/4 cups Sun Dried Tomatoes In Oil, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Capers (more Or Less To Your Liking)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On the stovetop, melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add rice and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until rice begins to give off a nutty aroma. Add water and salt; stir until mixture comes to boiling. Cover with lid; use pot holders to carefully transfer Dutch oven to your oven. Bake for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, roughly chop the artichokes, roasted red pepper and sun dried tomatoes into bite-friendly chunks. (Need not thoroughly drain the artichokes or tomatoes - the residual oil adds to the flavor.) Place this happy mess on a heat-proof plate on your stovetop to warm slightly from the oven's heat as the rice bakes.
- After 25 minutes, remove rice from the oven and fluff it, making sure to "squeegee" around the edges and bottom of pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any stubborn grains. Let sit (uncovered) for about 5 minutes to "dry," then stir in the warmed minced veggies and capers to taste.
- Serve with grilled steaks, chops, kabobs or salmon. Also a nice accompaniment to roast chicken, beef, or pork loin.
- NOTE: The grilled artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, capers and roasted red peppers (if using jarred) are typically found in the "pickle" section at your grocer's.
- Recipe credit: Oven-baked rice method adapted from Emeril's "Real Deal Rice Pilaf." I threw in the rest.
butter, grain white rice, water, kosher salt, red pepper, ubc, capers
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/paisano-pilaf/ (may not work)