Saffron rice recipe

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  • Yield: 2 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups Arborio or basmati rice
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • ¼ teaspoon saffron
  • 1 Carmen pepper or red bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ cup fresh peas
  • ½ yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • Sea salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ carrot, julienned, for garnish
  • ½ cup chopped chives, for garnish
How to Make It
  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and sauté onion and garlic until the onion is translucent.
  2. Add rice and stir until grains become translucent, about 7 minutes.
  3. Add water, saffron, red pepper, peas, yellow pepper, salt, and pepper, and simmer, covered, for approximately 20 – 25 minutes until rice is cooked and all the water is absorbed.
  4. Garnish with carrot and chives.
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