Why is it that the more flavor a dish has the more we start to think that the recipe must be too difficult to make. I used to think that way when it came to yellow rice among a whole lotta other recipes. I used to wonder how so much flavor could get into one easy dish and pack such a beautiful color along with taste. It wasn’t until I got older and realized how I couldn’t be more wrong.
That beautiful bright yellow color is due to wonderful turmeric and all of that flavor comes from the chicken stock, bay leaves, onion, garlic, and smoked paprika. Trust me once you try this recipe and see how fast and easy it is your kids will be asking for it again and again.
Yellow Rice
Ingredients
2 cups long-grain rice
4 cups chicken stock
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 bay leaf
Directions
Wash the rice in cold water and drain.
Put all the ingredients into a heavy bottomed pot, stir well, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat until the rice has absorbed the water, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes.
Discard the bay leaf, fluff with a fork, and sprinkle chopped scallions on top.
Serve and Enjoy! 🙂
Would love to try this. This looks good and I think my kid would love this color and taste for his rice.
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making this now it is really easy to make cant waite to eat it =)my boyfriend will be surprised