Garlic-wine Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lemon, rind of
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup rice (not instant)
• 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 3/4 cup dry vermouth
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 chop together the lemon rind, garlic and parsley.
• 2 heat the butter in heavy 2-qt pot.
• 3 cook the garlic mixture very gently for 10 minutes.
• 4 stir in the rice.
• 5 stir over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• 6 combine the stock and wine in a saucepan.
• 7 heat until it begins to bubble at the sides.
• 8 stir into rice; add salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 9 cover tightly and simmer over very low heat for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
• 10 fluff with a fork.
• 11 cover the pot with a kitchen towel and lid until it is time to serve.
• 12 serve hot or at room temeperature.