Fort Rice Pilaf | Saveur

Fort Rice Pilaf | Saveur

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This 19th-century American recipe for rice pilaf from the Denver, Colorado, restaurant The Fort draws sweetness from dried fruit, earthiness from black quinoa and pine nuts, and crunch and color from...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup dried currants
  • 2 tbsp. dried barberries or currants
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> tsp. saffron threads
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup black or regular quinoa, rinsed
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup olive oil
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1 small green bell pepper. stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper, to taste

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