Provencal Rice Recipe
Ingredients
| Vegetable oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 225 g/8 oz courgettes, sliced | ||
| Pepper red | 1 To taste, chopped | |
| Yellow pepper | 1 To taste, chopped | |
| 4 tomatoes, peeled and quartered | ||
| 2 medium-sized onions, sliced | ||
| Seasoning | ||
| Marjoram | ||
| Rice grain | 225 Gram | |
| 600 ml/1 pint stock | ||
| Thyme sprig | 1 | |
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| 175 g/6 oz French beans, sliced, poached for 5 minutes | ||
| 75 g/3 oz grated Gruyere cheese (optional) | ||
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Mix together the courgettes, peppers, tomatoes and onions and place in the oil.
3. Fry the mixture over a high heat for 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
4. Season with salt, pepper and marjoram.
5. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add the rice and cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the stock, thyme, bay leaf, crushed garlic and beans.
7. Bring to the boil and stir once.
8. Lower heat to simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid absorbed.
9. Serve with the grated cheese as desired.
2. Mix together the courgettes, peppers, tomatoes and onions and place in the oil.
3. Fry the mixture over a high heat for 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
4. Season with salt, pepper and marjoram.
5. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add the rice and cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the stock, thyme, bay leaf, crushed garlic and beans.
7. Bring to the boil and stir once.
8. Lower heat to simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid absorbed.
9. Serve with the grated cheese as desired.
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