$20,000 Rice Pilaf

Name: $20,000 Rice Pilaf
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 small shallot, chopped; 2 cups long-grain white rice (such as Carolina Gold, jasmine, or basmati); Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 cups chicken stock (page 227) or low-fat, reduced-sodium chicken broth or water; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

By Virginia Willis

December 9, 2011

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Before I attended culinary school, my attempts at preparing rice were absolutely disastrous. Most often the final results were more like gloppy oatmeal, at best. The pilaf method I learned at L’Academie de Cuisine was my saving grace, which is why I call this recipe $20,000 Rice Pilaf (that was the cost of a year of school at the time).

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