ARMENIAN RICE AND NOODLES
My daughters call this "Noodle Rice" and we have some variation on it several times a month. I've used broken spaghetti, vermicelli, and orzo in place of the egg noodles (choose eggless pasta to be totally vegan...well, duh, you knew that!) I also usually throw in a handful of golden raisins with it and up the water just a bit to account for plumping them up - the kids eat those first! Be creative...substitute a little lemon juice for part of the water if it's going with fish, etc. A nice, reliable add-on to dinner, originally from "Betty Crocker's New Int'l Cookbook."
Provided by winkki
Categories Long Grain Rice
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Break noodles into small (1") pieces.
- Melt butter in med-large saucepan; cook noodles in butter 5 min, stirring frequently.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Bring to boil, stirring a few times; reduce heat.
- Simmer, covered, 14 min (don't peek!) Remove from heat, fluff with fork.
- Cover and let steam 5-10 min.
- Garnish with snipped parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.5, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 19.2, Sodium 407.9, Carbohydrate 21.9, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.1, Protein 2.4
ARMENIAN RICE PILAF
This is a staple of Armenian homes and is always a favorite with everyone. Very easy to prepare and delicious with any meal, especially poultry. I serve this rice with breaded, baked chicken quarters.
Provided by 5lilblessings
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the egg noodles and stir until they begin to brown, being careful not to burn the butter. Stir in the rice. Continue stirring until rice is coated with butter.
- Pour in the chicken broth and add the bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and cover tightly. Cook without uncovering pot until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 535.4 calories, Carbohydrate 84.9 g, Cholesterol 48 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 1976.1 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
VERMICELLI RICE PILAF
At the holidays, I use butter and white rice in this recipe, just like my mom and generations of Armenian women did. But most days I saute the vermicelli in olive oil and substitute brown rice for white. -Jean Ecos, Hartland, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add vermicelli; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Add rice, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes., Fluff with a fork. If desired, top with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 539mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 6g protein.
ARMENIAN RICE
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the noodles. Cook, stirring, until browned.
- Add the rice and garlic and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste, butter and the chicken broth.
- Cover and cook over low heat exactly 17 minutes. Stir in the finely chopped parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 302, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 364 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
AUNTIE'S ARMENIAN RICE PILAF
Being of Armenian descent, I was raised on foods from that region of the world, and pilaf was one on which the children in my family cut their teeth. I never even knew rice was white until I was 17 years old as we always ate pilaf. My brothers and I had no grandmother to teach us, but we did have our great-aunt, our grandfather's sister, who filled that role, and passed-down the recipes from our ancestors to us, and now I prepare them for my own children. This pilaf recipe is it: just pilaf. Nothing fancy, no mushrooms, nor shallots or onions or pine nuts. It was our staple. We ate it with stroganoffs poured over the top, with grilled burgers on Saturday afternoons in the long, hot Summers in Long Island and then Southern California, with my mother's wonderful roasts on Sunday nights. It was the perfect side with Shish Kebob on Christmas day, and alongside our Thanksgiving turkey. This is the recipe for pilaf as Auntie taught us.
Provided by Rosie Posie 88
Categories Medium Grain Rice
Time 35m
Yield 4 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In 2-qt. heavy saucepan with tight-fitting lid, melt butter over medium heat until foam subsides.
- Add vermicelli noodles and saute until dark and reddish in color.
- Stir in rice and saute in butter until rice is fragrant and nutty in aroma.
- Raise heat to medium-high; pour in boiling chicken broth and stir.
- Add salt and pepper, tasting a bit of the broth to ensure desired seasoning.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to keep broth at a simmer and cook for exactly 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove cover and taste a few grains of rice for doneness. If still a bit hard, replace cover and cook for two additional minutes.
- When rice is tender, remove pot from heat. Place a paper napkin directly on top of the pilaf and replace cover; let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes.
- After rest-time has elapsed, remove cover, discard the paper napkin, and stir the pilaf before serving.
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