4.6.1 Fancy saffron rice

Serves: 6 cups of rice
Time to actively work on it: 45 min

Ingredients

Amount
Ingredient Preparation
1/4tsp good quality saffron threads
1/4cup hot water
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3/4cup minced yellow onion (normal white onion works too!)
2 cup white Basmati rice (Jasmin does the trick as well)
3 cup chicken or vegetable stock
3/4tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Grind half of the saffron threads to powder in a spice mortar
  2. Add the rest of the saffron threads to the mortar but do not crush
  3. Pour 1/4 cup of water into the mortar. Let soak for 5 min
  4. In the meantime, rinse the rise in a colander and drain
  5. In a large pot, heat the olive oil on medium heat, add the minced onion and saute for around 10 minutes stirring a lot until the onion begins to caramelise
  6. Add the rinsed rise to the pot and saute for one minute while mixing
  7. Pour the saffron liquid evenly across the top of the rice
  8. Add the stock and salt, bring to boil, stir and bring back to boil for 30 seconds
  9. Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 20 min.
  10. Turn of the heat and keep the pot covered for 10 min.
  11. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.

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