Vegetables Recipes - Californian Rice for Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter

• 175 g/6oz/3/4 cup long-grain rice

• 40 g/1/4 cup stoned (pitted) raisins (not seedless ones)

• 450 ml/2 cups chicken stock

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts

• Chopped coriander (cilantro)

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Method:

1. Fry (sauté) the onion in the butter in a large frying pan (skillet) for 2 minutes until soft but not brown.

2. Stir in the rice, raisins, stock and a little salt and pepper.

3. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until the rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.

4. Stir in the peanuts and fluff up with a fork. Sprinkle with coriander and serve hot straight from the pan with roast or grilled chicken.