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Rice with Vermicelli Recipe. Throughout the Mediterranean, you will find rice dishes like, Paella; Mujadra (lentils and rice); or Hashweh (Beef and rice), that are certainly more of a meal. But this Lebanese rice with vermicelli is the every-day rice of the Middle East, and it's by far the most served side dish in that part of the world.
You can cook Rice with Vermicelli using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Rice with Vermicelli
You need 2 cups of long grain white rice, washed and soaked in water for 30 minutes.
Make ready 5/8 cup of vermicelli.
Prepare 3 3/4 cups of water.
Make ready 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Take 2 teaspoons of salt, or more according to taste.
In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat.Add rice, broth, water, salt and pepper.Vermicelli noodles are cooked until golden brown then tossed with white rice and cooked together for the perfect rice side dish.This Middle-Eastern rice dish, typically known as Lebanese rice and vermicelli noodles is probably the most popular rice dish in our cuisine.
Rice with Vermicelli step by step
In a cooking pot, fry the vermicelli with the vegetable oil on medium heat until they turn light golden in color..
Strain the rice and add it to the vermicelli. Stir for 2 min..
Add the water and salt, cover and put on medium heat until the water starts boiling then reduce the heat to minimum..
Let it simmer over low heat for 20 min or until rice is cooked. The rice is ready when all water has evaporated..
Vermicelli rice makes for the perfect side dish to so many Middle Eastern stews.Lebanese rice, also known as Arabic rice or Middle Eastern rice is a staple side dish of the region which is very simple to make and has a nutty flavor that pairs well with almost any main dish.This Middle Eastern rice is made with only three ingredients: rice, vermicelli and olive oil, butter or ghee.
Once the vermicelli is brown add the rice and stir to coat the rice with olive oil before adding the water.Season with salt, and stir to incorporate well.Over medium high heat add the water and bring to a boil.Vermicelli rice noodles are very common across all Asian cuisines, be it Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai or Cantonese.Rice vermicelli is always a safe bet if you are just starting to learn about Chinese noodles.
