Brown Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup brown rice
• Quarter size handful vermicelli
• 1/4 cup water
• pepper
• onion powder
• salt

Directions:

Boil chicken stock and add brown rice. Return to boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover rice and cook 20 minutes.

In a large pan melt butter. Add vermicelli, broken into 2 inch pieces, stir until vermicelli is brown and smells nutty.

At this time the rice should be half way done cooking. Add rice to the butter/ noodle pan along with the 1/4 cup water. Season with pepper, onion powder, and salt to taste. Stir, then cover and simmer until rice is done (about 15-20 minutes)

Source: Susan Holowach