Lebanese Restaurant Rice Pilaf

• 3 cups parboiled long-grain white rice
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup orzo pasta
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon slivered almonds, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon tahini

1. Soak rice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes; drain and rinse until the water runs clear.
2. Heat 1/4 cup butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir orzo until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add drained rice and increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir orzo-rice mixture until rice is coated in butter-oil mixture and starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour water over rice mixture and season with salt; stir and bring to a boil. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is fluffy and tender yet firm, about 20 minutes.
4. Heat remaining olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir almonds until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add remaining butter and stir in tahini until almonds are evenly coated. Mix almond mixture into rice mixture.

longgrain white rice, butter, olive oil, orzo pasta, water, salt, almonds, tahini

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241845/lebanese-restaurant-rice-pilaf/ (may not work)