Syrian Rice
SYRIAN RICE is a traditional holiday food in my family. It's butter, rice, pine nuts and cinnamon but it's not a sweet dish and it'll be a favorite Thanksgiving recipe in your family from the first bite!
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls of pine nuts
- 1 T cinnamon
- ¼ of a package of raw spaghetti noodles broken in half
- 1 stick of butter
- 4 chicken bullion cubes
- 2 c rice
- 4 ½ c water
Instructions
- melt butter in a large pot over med heat
- add broken spaghetti noodles, pine nuts and cinnamon
- allow to saute until golden brown to dark brown (but not burnt)
- break up chicken bullion cubes into the butter mixture and toss to coat
- add rice and mix
- pour in water and bring to boil
- once boiling turn down to low and simmer with the lid on for 20 to 30 minutes or until liquid has been absorbed