Moroccanricepilaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter on medium-low heat in a small ovenproof pot.
• Fold in onions and stir well.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes until onions turn translucent but are not browned.
• Add cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika and rice.
• Stir well so that the rice is evenly coated with butter.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in stock and raisins.
• Bring to a boil on high heat.
• Once the stock comes to a boil, cover the pot and let the pilaf cook in the oven for 18 minutes.
• Fold in salt, pepper and almonds before fluffing with a fork and serving.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Coat chicken with the Moroccan spice. Fry the onion in butter until soft.
• Tip in the chicken, then cook for a few mins more. Stir in the rice and apricots, then pour in the stock cube with 700ml boiling water and the chickpeas.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 10 mins until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Toss in the chopped flat leaf parsley and serve.

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons with olive oil in a medium saucepan.
• Saute onion until soft.
• Add garlic and chili and saute.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add rice and saute until slightly toasted.
• Meanwhile heat chicken broth in microwave or other pot on stove.
• Add saffron crushing slightly to broth and let steep.
• When rice is slightly toasted add wine and stir to combine stirring as it boils off and most of the liquid cooks off.
• Add broth and stir to combine.
• Bring to boil, cover and reduce to simmer.
• After 10 minutes add the almonds, chopped dried fruits and ginger.
• Allow to cook another 10 minutes.
• Add remaining butter and chopped herbs.
• Cover pot, remove from heat, and leave covered for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and fluff with a fork, taste for seasoning and serve in a large bowl garnishing with extra chopped herbs and extra toasted almonds.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lightly oil a shallow 1 1/2 quart ovenproof casserole.
• In a large skillet, heat oil. Saute the almonds over medium heat until browned and fragrant, 3 minutes. Stir in the onion, carrot, and cinnamon. Cook 3 minutes.
• Add the rice and cook, stirring,until translucent, 1 minute.
• Stir in the stock, currants, orange zest, and cayenne pepper. Bring to boil; remove from heat.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared casserole and bake, uncovered, until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Garnish with chives and serve.

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, heat the stock almost to boiling.
• Meanwhile, mix the remaining ingredients (except the saffron) in a very large skillet or shallow stock pot.
• Cook the rice and vegetables over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent and the rice begins to color.
• Add the stock and saffron to the rice, stirring only once. Bring the stock to a simmer, and taste for salt.
• Adjust the seasoning if desired.
• Cover the rice, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently and undisturbed, for about 25 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
• Fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Put the saffron in a small bowl with 1 tbsp hot water. Allow to soak for at least 10 minutes.
• While saffron is soaking, using as little olive oil as possible, brown the chicken 2 minutes per side in appropriate casserole dish (see note in description). Remove chicken and set aside.
• Add onion and peppers to casserole dish and cook 4 minutes, stirring regularly. Add more olive oil if required.
• Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, cumin, and coriander. Cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• Add rice and stir to coat each grain in a thin layer of oil. Place chicken on top of rice.
• Combine saffron liquid and chicken stock and stir. Pour the combined liquid over chicken and rice, return to heat, and bring to a boil.
• Place lid on casserole dish and bake 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand several minutes with the lid on.
• Stir in olives and serve.