GRANDMA'S ARMENIAN RICE PILAF

Grandma's Armenian Rice Pilaf image

This recipe is my grandmother's. She came from Armenia and it has been in our family for years. We all still make it and it is so easy.

Provided by Michele

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf

Time 43m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
3 ½ cups chicken broth
¼ cup butter
½ cup crushed Italian vermicelli (very thin noodles)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Soak rice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. Drain.
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add vermicelli; cook and stir until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add rice; cook and stir until combined, about 1 minute. Pour into boiling broth. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
Season rice with salt and pepper; fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.9 g, Cholesterol 34.9 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 964.6 mg, Sugar 1.4 g