Plain pilaf with tomato sauce

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Rice
3 cups Chicken broth or water
2 tablespoons Margarine
Salt
Tomato sauce:
2 larges Ripe tomatoes OR
2½ tablespoon Tomato paste
Salt

Directions

Pour rice into a bowl with 2 tbs salt and cover with warm water and set aside 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and rinse salt away. Place broth or stock in a pan with margarine and ½ tbs. salt and bring to a boil.

Add rice and cook on high then on medium heat until rice absorbs water.Put a cloth napkin under the lid, put on lid and simmer 50 to 10 minutes on very low heat. Stir and serve.To serve with the sauce: Mince tomatoes and cook in pan 6 minutes or puree like. Add the tomatoes ( or paste ) to the brroth or water to cook rice in so the tomato product becomes part of the cooking liquid for the rice.

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