Title: Saffron Rice (Mf)
Categories: Rice-, Sd
Yield: 8 Servings

2 tb Vegetable oil
2 tb Butter
2 c Long grain rice; converted
-or texmati
1 Cinnamon stick
4 Whole cloves
1 ts Dark brown sugar
3 1/2 c Water
1 ts Ground saffron or; saffron
-threads soaked in 1
-tablespoon water
1 1/2 ts Salt
3 Whole cardamom pods
Garnish: sliced almonds

Heat oil and butter in a casserole. When foaming subsides, add rice and
saute for about 5 minutes stirring constantly until rice is toasty. In last
30 seconds add whole cinnamon stick and cloves and saute until they release
their aroma. Add sugar and saute for a few seconds, add water, saffron and
salt reduce heat to low. Cook covered for 15 minutes or until rice is just
tender. Serve with pork and garnish with sliced almonds.

Yield: 8 servings

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>

Recipe by: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6644

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #793 by 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on
Sep 19, 1997