On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:42:29 GMT, margaret suran
> wrote:

>Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
>> I saw an apricot/pistachio pilaf on a tv cooking show ages ago, and it
>> sounded like something we'd enjoy... so I decided to make it today. I
>> couldn't find the recipe for love or money, so I looked at all the
>> different pilaf's I could find and made a composite...
>>
>> I used one cup long-grain rice, one can chicken stock, 1/2 cup diced
>> fruit, a cinnamon stick, turmeric and paprika, and an onion. I sauteed
>> the onion and cinnamon and then added the rice and cooked it for a
>> bit, then I put in the stock and fruit and turned the pan down to low
>> and left it sitting there for half an hour, then I turned the heat off
>> and left it for another 20 minutes.
>>
>> When I opened the pan up to check, virtually all the liquid was gone,
>> but the rice was still crunchy! What did I do wrong?! Anybody got a
>> real recipe?

You didn't use enough liquid, Karen... hope you added some water and
put the lid back on.


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