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Syrian Rice

SYRIAN RICE is a traditional holiday food in my family. It's butter, rice, pine nuts and cinnamon but it's not a sweet dish and it'll be a favorite Thanksgiving recipe in your family from the first bite!

Cook Time
mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 10
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 2 handfuls of pine nuts
  • 1 T cinnamon
  • ¼ of a package of raw spaghetti noodles broken in half
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 4 chicken bullion cubes
  • 2 c rice
  • 4 ½ c water

Instructions

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  1. melt butter in a large pot over med heat
  2. add broken spaghetti noodles, pine nuts and cinnamon
  3. allow to saute until golden brown to dark brown (but not burnt)
  4. break up chicken bullion cubes into the butter mixture and toss to coat
  5. add rice and mix
  6. pour in water and bring to boil
  7. once boiling turn down to low and simmer with the lid on for 20 to 30 minutes or until liquid has been absorbed