Tuna and Rice
- 1 can Tuna In Water, Drained
- 23 cups Brown Basmati Rice
- 1-13 cup Water
- 13 teaspoons Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, Divided
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced Or Thinly Sliced
- 1/2 whole Onion, Coarsely Chopped
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Basil
- 1 pinch Dried Oregano
- 1 pinch Black Pepper
- 1/2 cups Frozen Green Peas
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1.
- In a small heavy saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, combine the water, salt, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Bring to a boil.
- 2.
- Add the garlic, onion, basil, oregano, pepper and brown basmati rice.
- Cover, turn heat down to low, and let cook for 45 minutes.
- 3.
- Run hot tap water over the peas to thaw them, drain well, and pour on top of the rice during the final 5 minutes of cooking so they get steamed.
- 4.
- Turn off the heat, divide the butter into 4 pats and put them on top of the rice and peas.
- Let it sit with the lid covering it but cracked open for a few minutes for the butter to melt and any last moisture in the pan to steam away.
- 5.
- Drain the tuna, sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice over top, and poke it with a fork a few times so the juice can seep into the meat.
- Let sit a couple of minutes.
- 6.
- Once the butter is melted, dump the tuna in and give it a good stir to combine the rice, peas, tuna, and melted butter.
- Serve.
- You can use other rices instead of brown basmati for this.
- Just remember to adjust the cooking time and rice-to-water ratio accordingly.
- I usually make it with either white or brown basmati, but its equally delicious with generic cheap long grain rice when I cant afford (or find) something better.
water, brown basmati, water, salt, lemon juice, clove garlic, onion, basil, oregano, black pepper, butter
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tuna-and-rice/ (may not work)