Şehriyeli Pilav, or Turkish Rice Pilaf With Orzo was served as a side dish at our turkish cooking class.
There is definitely an art to cooking rice. We learned that in Turkey, it’s important for a bride to know how to made good rice – if she can make good rice then she’s a “keeper.” This rice dish uses tons of butter for flavor and orzo for texture. Simply the best! Give it a try.
Rice with Orzo
Ingredients
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 glass vermicelli
2 glasses rice
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
3 glasses hot water or chicken broth
Recipe
Sautee the orzo until it’s golden brown.
Add the washed and drained rice (medium or long grain)
Cook rice with orzo until the rice grains are translucent.
Add salt, butter and then the water.
Close the lid, lower heat and cook until the rice is soft.
Should take about half an hour to cook all together.