Plain pilaf with tomato sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Rice |
| 3 | cups | Chicken broth or water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Margarine |
| Salt | ||
| Tomato sauce: | ||
| 2 | larges | Ripe tomatoes OR |
| 2½ | tablespoon | Tomato paste |
| Salt | ||
Directions
Pour rice into a bowl with 2 tbs salt and cover with warm water and set aside 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and rinse salt away. Place broth or stock in a pan with margarine and ½ tbs. salt and bring to a boil.
Add rice and cook on high then on medium heat until rice absorbs water.Put a cloth napkin under the lid, put on lid and simmer 50 to 10 minutes on very low heat. Stir and serve.To serve with the sauce: Mince tomatoes and cook in pan 6 minutes or puree like. Add the tomatoes ( or paste ) to the brroth or water to cook rice in so the tomato product becomes part of the cooking liquid for the rice.