Garlic Roasted Shrimp
Active: 10 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Brown Rice Pilaf
Active Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Serves: Serves 4
Vegan Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 cup brown rice or brown rice blend
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant (do not let brown), about 1 minute. Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil. Add 2 cups water, the bay leaves, and salt and bring to a boil. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes more.
step by step
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Remove 1 clove of garlic from a head of garlic.
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Smash the garlic using your open palm and the flat side of your chef’s knife. This is one quick movement.
/03/
This is what smashed garlic looks like.
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Peel. It’s ok if the pieces are different sizes.
/05/
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
/06/
Add the smashed garlic clove.
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Cook, stirring, until fragrant (do not let brown), about 1 minute.
/08/
Add 1 cup brown rice or brown rice blend.
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Stir to coat the rice with the oil. Cook, stirring, until fragrant (do not let brown), about 1 minute.
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Add 2 cups of water.
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Add 2 bay leaves.
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Add ½ teaspoon kosher salt.
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Bring to a boil. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low.
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Cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes more.
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Give it a quick stir.
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Enjoy. And remember not to eat the bay leaves!
This recipe was printed from:
https://jessicaseinfeld.com/recipes/brown-rice-pilaf
