Cilantro Rice

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 1/3 cups long grain rice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or
• 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine
• salt, to taste
• fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped or
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• slivered almonds, garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine stock and water in saucepan and bring to boil over high heat.
• 2 stir in rice & 1 tablespoon butter or margarine and return to a boil.
• 3 immediately reduce heat to low.
• 4 cover pan and simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• 5 stir in remaining butter or margarine, salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in chopped cilantro or chopped parseley, and sprinkle with almonds bfore serving.