Basic Armenian Pilaf
Saute 1/4 cup of vermicelli noodles in butter and/or olive oil. Add 1 cup of rice and stir, making sure to coat the rice with the butter/olive oil. Add 2 cups of cold water and 1 chicken bouillon cube. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
You can replace the chicken bouillon with vegetable bouillon and you can replace the water with chicken broth or vegetable broth.
You can also substitute the rice with #4 bulgar (cracked wheat). This makes a delicious and very healthy rice substitute that I'm sure you will enjoy!
NOTE: Growing up in Fresno, I learned how to cook this traditional Armenian rice dish from an old neighbor lady. She cooked for the Armenian church and sometimes I would help her. Fresno is home to a very large population of Armenians. In case you don't know, Armenians are a people who come from the Caucasus Mountains bordering Eastern Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Saute 1/4 cup of vermicelli noodles in butter and/or olive oil. Add 1 cup of rice and stir, making sure to coat the rice with the butter/olive oil. Add 2 cups of cold water and 1 chicken bouillon cube. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
You can replace the chicken bouillon with vegetable bouillon and you can replace the water with chicken broth or vegetable broth.
You can also substitute the rice with #4 bulgar (cracked wheat). This makes a delicious and very healthy rice substitute that I'm sure you will enjoy!
NOTE: Growing up in Fresno, I learned how to cook this traditional Armenian rice dish from an old neighbor lady. She cooked for the Armenian church and sometimes I would help her. Fresno is home to a very large population of Armenians. In case you don't know, Armenians are a people who come from the Caucasus Mountains bordering Eastern Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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