Fenneled rice pilaf

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Medium-grain white rice
1 Fennel bulb -; (to 2)
2 tablespoons Olive oil
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Freshly-ground black pepper
¼ cup Pernod
2 cups Chicken stock or canned broth

Directions

Place rice in a bowl and rinse under cold, running water until water runs clear. Drain and reserve. Remove wispy fennel leaves. Chop and reserve for garnish. Cut bulbs in half and slice thinly across width. Finely dice, discarding hard cores. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over moderate heat.

Add chopped fennel bulbs and stalks, salt, and pepper. Cook, uncovered, until soft. Add Pernod, turn heat to high, and light alcohol with a match.

Continue to cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by half. Add reserved rice and chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit, with cover on, for 5 minutes. Stir in reserved fennel leaves, and serve warm. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES WORLD TOUR with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # WT-1B25 broadcast 04-22-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site - Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...

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04-25-1998

Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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