Cretan Pilafi - Greek Lemon Rice

Cretan Pilafi - Greek Lemon Rice

from cooklikeagreekblog.com
30 min
6 servings
282 kcal / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cupswhite rice
  • 6 tbspunsalted butter
  • 6 tbsplemon juice
  • 4 cupschicken broth (2 14.5 oz cans plus 1.5 oz water)

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the butter to a medium pot, and melt it on medium heat.

  2. 2

    At the same time, heat the chicken broth in a smaller pot on medium heat.

  3. 3

    Add in the rice, and coat it in the butter. Lightly brown the rice, and stir constantly with a wooden spoon to make sure it doesn't burn.

  4. 4

    Once the rice is well coated in the butter, add the lemon juice. Continue to stir.

  5. 5

    Using a ladle, add the chicken broth a ladle at a time to the rice. Stir constantly. Add more broth once the rice has absorbed the broth that's been added.

  6. 6

    Once the rice has absorbed all of the broth, take it off the heat. Let it cool for 10 minutes.