Side Dish
Greek Christmas Rice with Pine Nuts, Pomegranate and Pistachios
- Total timeTotal
- 30′
- ServingsServings
- 4-6
Christmas is coming, so we make a delicious, fragrant Christmas rice with all the favorite flavors of the holidays: pine nuts, Aegina pistachios, cranberries and pomegranate. It is the side dish that goes with everything on the festive table, from roast turkey to pork.
Christmas is coming, so we make a delicious, fragrant Christmas rice with all the favorite flavors of the holidays: pine nuts, Aegina pistachios, cranberries and pomegranate. It is the side dish that goes with everything on the festive table, from roast turkey to pork.
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Greek Christmas Rice with Pine Nuts, Pomegranate and Pistachios Recipe
Total time 30′ · 4-6 servings
Ingredients
Method
- For this recipe I use a long-grain parboiled rice that stays fluffy and cooks in just 10 minutes. It saves time and gives a sure result for the holiday table!
- Finely chop the onion and heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat.
- Sauté the onion for 2–3 minutes until soft, then add the rice and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the pine nuts and pistachios and keep stirring for another 2 minutes.
- In another pot, heat the chicken stock and pour it over the rice, together with the cranberries, a little salt and some freshly ground pepper.
- Lower the heat well, cover the pot and let the rice simmer for 10 minutes.
- The ratio of rice to stock is 1 to 2.
- After 10 minutes the rice is soft and ready. Take it off the heat and cover it with a kitchen towel for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, seed the pomegranate and chop the parsley.
- Finally, fluff the rice with a fork, add the parsley and pomegranate, and stir.
