Make Your Own Rice Pilaf

So you think only fancy restaurants have the right to make your favorite dish? Wrong. Even rice lovers out there could rejoice at the prospect of creating their very own gourmet rice at the comfort of their nice homes. Trust me, there is no way you would get it wrong because it is too easy.

Rice is an excellent alternative for the pasta or any kind of carbohydrate dish. Gourmet restaurants are known to be an expert in making different variants of rice. This includes Rice Pilaf, which you could easily cook for your friends.

Ingredients:

-1/2 oz. butter
-2 shallots (chopped, of course)
-half celery stick (that's chopped)
-1 tbsp. fresh basil
-1 tbsp. fresh parsley
-1/4 tsp. cayenne
-7 oz. rinsed rice (long grain)
-13 oz. chicken stock (heated one)
-salt
-pepper


While preheating oven to 180 degrees Celsius, cook butter, shallots, and celery in casserole over medium heat. Add the seasonings and after 3 minutes, put the rice into the casserole and mix with salt and pepper. Cook until the rice gets sticky, then pour the chicken stock. Stir occasionally and let mixture boil. Cover and finish cooking in oven for 18 minutes. Now, you can be proud of yourself for cooking up a healthy and tasty gourmet rice.