Basic Louisiana Rice

  • Yield: servings

Ingredients

1tablespoon chicken fat, extra-virgin olive oil, or butter
1small onion, minced
1 1/2cups Louisiana long-grain white rice
3cups basic chicken stock
1-- bay leaf
1-2pinches salt

Instructions

1. Put the fat, oil, or butter and the onions into a medium saucepan and sweat the onions over moderate heat until they are translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour the rice into the pan and stir for 2 minutes. Then add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the bay leaf and salt.
2. Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 18 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.

Reprinted with permission from My New Orleans by John Besh, Andrews McMeel Publishing