spiced rice
Spiced Rice This is colorful and tasty and the perfect accompaniment for a leg of lamb, roast ham or pork. 1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups boiling salted water 1 (1-inch) piece fresh gi...
Ingredients
- 1cupuncooked rice
- 2cupboiling salted water
- 1(1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 1/4cupseedless raisins
- 1/4cupcurrants
- 2ouncedried apricots, chopped
- 1/2teaspoonground nutmeg
- 2teaspoonminced shallots
Directions
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Spiced Rice This is colorful and tasty and the perfect accompaniment for a leg of lamb, roast ham or pork
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1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups boiling salted water 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled 1/4 cup seedless raisins 1/4 cup currants 2 ounces dri
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While rice is cooking, soak raisins, currants and apricots in hot water to cover, then drain when plump
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When rice is ready, remove ginger and place rice in a warm serving casserole
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To the rice in the casserole, add pepper, nutmeg, shallots, lemon juice, coriander and olive oil
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Gently fold in the plumped raisins, currants and apricots
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Keep warm until ready to serve
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Just before serving, sprinkle with pine nuts.