Pine Nut And Basil Rice Recipes

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter and oil together over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and chopped basil and cook until shallots are slightly soft, about 5 minutes; add garlic and green onion and sauté another 2 to three minutes.
• Add the uncooked rice and stir to coat well; sauté for 3 minutes while stirring.
• Mix together the water and chicken bouillon and stir until dissolved; add bouillon liquid to rice in saucepan and bring to a boil.
• If using, stir in red pepper and coconut flakes.
• Cover saucepan, reduce heat to low, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and rice is to preferred texture.
• Fluff with fork, serve, and enjoy.
• Makes 4 servings.

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan cook pine nuts in oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 2 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer pine nuts to a bowl.
• Add rice to oil in pan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Cover rice and cook over very low heat until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 18 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and let rice stand undisturbed for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely chop basil.
• Fluff rice with a fork and stir in basil, pine nuts, and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the pepper and cook for 5 mins. Meanwhile, cook the pasta for 10-12 mins until tender.
• Add the courgette and garlic to the pepper and cook, stirring very frequently, for 10-15 mins until the courgette is really soft.
• Stir in the lemon zest and juice, basil and spaghetti (reserve some pasta water) and toss together, adding a little of the pasta water until nicely coated. Add the pine nuts, then spoon into bowls and serve topped with the parmesan, if using.

Steps:

• Place pine nuts in skillet and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
• Heat half the butter in saucepan and add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Add rice and stir. Add pine nuts and water and bring to boil. Cover closely and let simmer exactly 17 minutes.
• Uncover, fluff the rice with fork and stir in remaining butter.

Steps:

• Soften the shallot with the carrot in the butter in a saucepan. Add rice and two cups chicken stock. Cover and simmer gently. As the liquid dries, add more stock. The rice should take about an hour and is done when it is open and soft.
• Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts. Mix them into the rice, season and serve at once.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan.
• Add onion and sauté until translucent.
• Add cooked rice, pine nuts, lemon juice, dill, mint, salt, and pepper.
• Heat thoroughly.

Steps:

• Bring broth to simmer in small saucepan. Reduce heat to low and keep warm. Meanwhile, heat oil in another heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 6 minutes. Add rice and stir 1 minute. Add broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until broth is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir basil and toasted pine nuts into rice. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.