Turkish rice with vermicelli

A very simple, but at the same time interesting traditional Turkish dish! The dish "rice with vermicelli" is known in Turkish cuisine as "pilav". In Turkey, it is served as a side dish to meat or an independent dish. Rice generally forms the basis of many Turkish dishes, even desserts are prepared from it there. Each dish requires different varieties of rice. Steamed rice is better for pilav, the rice in the dish should be crumbly, should not turn into porridge.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 9 % 2 g
Fats 23 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 68 % 15 g
112 kcal
GI: 40 / 0 / 60

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the ingredients for the dish. The rice is thoroughly washed, the water is changed repeatedly until it becomes transparent. Fill the rice with warm water and leave it in a bowl for 20 minutes. Then we drain the water, throw the rice into a colander to drain all the excess liquid.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Meanwhile, put a piece of butter in the pan. Turn on the fire, let the oil melt. Put the vermicelli on the melted butter. Vermicelli is suitable for any small type of "cobweb". Fry the vermicelli in oil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a spatula, until ruddy, the vermicelli should acquire a light brown color. But it is important not to overdo the vermicelli in the pan, so that it does not burn and spoil the taste of the dish.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    We send cooked rice to the vermicelli pan. Stir and fry them together for a few more minutes until the rice becomes transparent.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Then add salt to taste and pour in water. There should be so much water that it is on the same level with the contents, no more, unlike the pilaf cooking process. In the ratio of rice and water, the proportions should be approximately 1:1.5. Reduce the heat to a minimum. Cover the pan with a lid and leave for 20 minutes, but you need to provide steam during cooking, you can open the lid slightly. It is impossible to mix rice with vermicelli at this time.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Remove the lid from the pan, the liquid should completely evaporate. We remove the sample, if the rice and vermicelli taste soft, the dish is ready, turn off the fire. If the rice is too hard, then you can pour in a little water and leave it on the fire for another 5-10 minutes. Then turn off the fire. The dish is laid out on plates.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Serve rice with vermicelli to the table as a side dish to meat or as an independent dish. Bon appetit!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Vermicelli - 371   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Steamed rice - 123   kcal/100g

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