Pilaf Extraordinaire - California Raisins Asean.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup unsalted butter or margarine, divided
• 1 ½ cups uncooked rice
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 pinch of saffron, crumbled
• of pepper
• 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed beef consomme
• ¼ cup water
• 1 medium onion
• 1 cup California raisins