Fat Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons butter (can substitute olive oil, walnut oil or any other fat)
• 1 large onion, diced (sweet or yellow or substitute several shallots)
• salt and pepper, to taste (i use about a tsp of salt and a good grinding of pepper or another spice)
• 2 cups basmati rice or 2 cups jasmine rice
• 4 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in an oven safe, stove top safe dutch oven or pot with a tight lid, sauté the onion in the butter until translucent.
• 3 add rice to the pot and sauté carefully until the grains are slightly colored.
• 4 add in the stock and bring to a boil.
• 5 cover tightly and do not remove the cover until the last step.
• 6 put into the center of the oven for 15 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes without removing the cover.
• 8 fluff with fork and serve.
• 9 variation a -- for green rice, sauté a cup of parsley and a cup of green onions with the yellow onion. proceed as directed.
• 10 variation b -- for a safari supper, start by browning one pound of ground meat (we prefer turkey) with the onion, add the rice and 1/2 cup peanut butter, 2 tsp or more of curry powder, 1 tsp of fresh grated ginger, 2-3 tbs honey, 1/2 cup peanut butter, and 1/2 cup dried cranberries, add stock and proceed as directed.
• 11 variation c -- for a mexican style rice, saute a cup of green onions and a cup of cilantro with the yellow onion. add rice. combine three cups of chicken stock with 1 cup of prepared salsa, proceed as directed.
• 12 variation d -- for rice with an asian flair, omit the yellow onion and use only one cup of green onions. add rice. put 3 tbs each of sake, soy sauce, and mirin into a cup and combine with enough dashi (fish stock) to make 4 cups of liquid. proceed as directed. before fluffing, add 2 cups of parboiled peas to the rice.
• 13 variation d -- for a simple vegetable rice, precook 2 cups of frozen vegetable mix and add it to the rice when fluffing.
• 14 variation e -- for a fruited rice, add dried fruits and nuts to the rice after sautéing and proceed as directed.
• 15 variation f -- for standard fat rice, sauté ground meat, sausage, or small diced chicken with the onion. usually, i drain off the extra fat because there's no reason to go overboard on the namesake. season as desired and proceed as directed. add in 2 cups of pre-cooked vegetable mix prior to fluffing and serving.