Lebanese Rice
Lebanese Rice
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons ghee or butter
- 1 drizzle olive oil, as needed
- 3 nests vermicelli egg noodle
- 2 1/2 cups basmati rice, washed
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 liter hot water, approximately
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your pot over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Add the four tablespoons of ghee or butter and a drizzle of olive oil to the preheated pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the three nests of vermicelli egg noodle to the pot. Toast, stirring frequently, until they are nice and golden brown.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Add the 2 1/2 to 3 cups of washed basmati rice to the pot. Stir the rice until it is lightly toasted, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add the one tablespoon of salt and approximately one liter of hot water to the pot. Ensure the water level is roughly 1-2 cm above the rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Once it starts bubbling vigorously, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Cook for about ten minutes on the lowest setting without lifting the lid.
⏱️ 10 min
- 9
Remove the pot from heat and let it sit, with the lid off, for a few minutes to allow any remaining steam to escape and the rice to firm up slightly.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Fluff the rice gently with a fork. It is now ready to serve.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Lebanese Rice
- 4 tablespoons ghee or butter
- 1 drizzle olive oil, as needed
- 3 nests vermicelli egg noodle
- 2 1/2 cups basmati rice, washed
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 liter hot water, approximately
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your pot over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Add the four tablespoons of ghee or butter and a drizzle of olive oil to the preheated pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the three nests of vermicelli egg noodle to the pot. Toast, stirring frequently, until they are nice and golden brown.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Add the 2 1/2 to 3 cups of washed basmati rice to the pot. Stir the rice until it is lightly toasted, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add the one tablespoon of salt and approximately one liter of hot water to the pot. Ensure the water level is roughly 1-2 cm above the rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Once it starts bubbling vigorously, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Cook for about ten minutes on the lowest setting without lifting the lid.
⏱️ 10 min - 9
Remove the pot from heat and let it sit, with the lid off, for a few minutes to allow any remaining steam to escape and the rice to firm up slightly.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Fluff the rice gently with a fork. It is now ready to serve.
⏱️ 1 min