Pasta & RiceDifficulty: easy
İç Pilav (Turkish Festive Rice)
Ottoman-style rice with currants, pine nuts and herbs — the pilaf that accompanies every Turkish feast.
10
Prep Time
20
Cook Time
6
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Toast the pine nuts in the butter until golden, then remove them.
2Soften the onion in the same butter, add the rice and stir until the grains are coated and translucent at the edges.
3Add the hot stock, currants, allspice, mint, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes without stirring.
4Rest 10 minutes off the heat, fluff with a fork and fold in the pine nuts.
Chef's Tip
- Rinse the rice until the water runs clear — surface starch is what makes pilaf sticky.
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- Add hot stock and do not stir while it simmers: stirring releases starch and breaks the grains.
- Rest off the heat 10 minutes before fluffing; the steam finishes the cooking evenly.
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