Baked rice with confit tomatoes and garlic

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:03:04 GMT

Step 1

Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius (fan)

Step 2

Arrange the tomatoes, garlic, shallots, herbs, and cinnamon sticks in a large high sided casserole dish about 20 x 30 cm. Pour over the Olive Oil along with half a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of black pepper, and place in the oven for one hour until the vegetables are soft.

Step 3

Remove from the oven sprinkle the rice evenly over the vegetables without stirring them together and set aside.

Step 4

Increase the oven temperature to 220 degrees Celsius.

Step 5

Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and plenty of black pepper over the rice and then carefully pour the boiling water over the rice. Seal the dish tightly with tin foil and place in the oven for 25 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes, still covered. Remove the foil, sprinkle over the coriander leaves, stir these very gently into the rice and serve.

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