Dried Fruit Pilaf Recipe
I am sure you wouldn't mind getting hooked to this Dried Fruit Pilaf recipe. Dried Fruit Pilaf goes perfectly as Main Dish. The marriage of the amazing flavors of Rice with other ingredients is the secret to this Dried Fruit Pilaf. In my view, to call yourself a chef, you need to have a personal recipe of Dried Fruit Pilaf, just like I do.
Ingredients
3 tbsp (50 mL) butter
1 cup (250 mL) long grain or parboiled rice
2 cups (500 mL) hot water
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
1/3 cup (80 mL) dried apricots, slivered
1/3 cup (80 mL) dried prunes, quartered
1/4 cup (60 mL) dried currants
1 tbsp (15 mL) honey
2 tbsp (30 mL) hot water
Directions
€¢ Place the butter in an 8-cup (2 L) microwave-safe dish and melt 2 minutes at HIGH.
€¢ Stir in the rice until well buttered. Add the hot water and salt.
€¢ Cover and microwave 20 minutes at MEDIUM. Let stand.
€¢ In another microwave-safe dish, place the remaining butter and melt 1 minute at HIGH.
€¢ Add the slivered apricots, the quartered dried prunes and the currants. Stir well.
€¢ Add the honey and hot water.
€¢ Cover and microwave at MEDIUM-LOW 5 minutes.
€¢ Stir, then pour over the hot rice.
€¢ Stir in the rice until well buttered. Add the hot water and salt.
€¢ Cover and microwave 20 minutes at MEDIUM. Let stand.
€¢ In another microwave-safe dish, place the remaining butter and melt 1 minute at HIGH.
€¢ Add the slivered apricots, the quartered dried prunes and the currants. Stir well.
€¢ Add the honey and hot water.
€¢ Cover and microwave at MEDIUM-LOW 5 minutes.
€¢ Stir, then pour over the hot rice.
