Turkish Wedding Pilaf (dugun Pilav)

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups meat stock (i sometimes use 3 cups chicken stock instead)
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• salt

Recipe

• 1 wash rice until water runs clear.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 heat olive oil in a pan and add drained basmati and pine nuts.
• 4 stir over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• 5 add stock and salt to taste.
• 6 check until boiling then reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes and check to gauge when cooked.
• 7 turn off heat, place paper towels over rim of pan and replace lid tightly.
• 8 leave at least 10 minutes before removing lid. may be left up to 30 minutes without spoiling, depending of course on the quality of the grain.
• 9 fluff with fork and serve, or spoon into an oiled mould, press firmly and unmould onto serving dish.