Jeweled Rice

Name: Jeweled Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 jumbo white onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1.5 cups basmati or jasmine rice; 1/2 cup finely chopped dill, plus more for garnish; 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 1/3 cup toasted pistachios, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds; Zest of 1 lemon; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:40min

I made the mistake of making this recipe once, and my family now insists I make it every time we have guests over 😂

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:13:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories269.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat9 g (13%)

Carbs43 g (17%)

Sugars7.9 g (9%)

Protein5.2 g (10%)

Sodium314.3 mg (16%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1white onion

jumbo, thinly sliced

2 Tbspbutter

1 tspkosher salt

1 ½ cupsbasmati rice

or jasmine

½ cupdill

finely chopped, plus more for garnish

⅓ cupdried cranberries

⅓ cuppistachios

toasted, coarsely chopped

¼ cupsliced almonds

toasted

1zest of lemon

¼ tspfreshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Caramelize your onions: heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan over medium low heat. Add the onions and stir often for 5 minutes, or until translucent. Lower the heat and continue to cook the onions for 40 min, stirring often so they do not burn. They should be a beautiful golden color by the end

Step 2

Rinse your rice in a colander until the water runs clear.

Step 3

In a large saucepan, bring the rice and 2 1/4 cup water to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the water had absorbed all the water and is fluffy - roughly 16 minutes

Step 4

Uncover the rice and stir in caramelized onions, dill, cranberries, pistachios, almonds, lemon zest, salt and pepper