Baked Rice [With Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic and Shallot]

Описание: This week on Dak and Ju, we’re—quite literally—taking a page out of Ottolenghi’s book, Simple. Dak made this dish several months ago and promptly texted Ju to try it out. Ever since, it’s been a mainstay for both of us.

Cooking rice in the oven seems like it shouldn’t work—wouldn’t it get gummy and turn into a cake? Wouldn’t it get crispy (there is a time and place for that obviously hellloooo tahdig)? But no, somehow, this method manages to produce perfect rice that can be easily fluffed with a fork. Adding roasted garlic, shallots, tomatoes, cilantro stems and cinnamon sticks gives the dish a worthy punch of flavor. The roasted cherry tomatoes, shallots and garlic cook down in the oven for nearly an hour, melting into themselves, creating an almost-sauce to coat the basmati rice.

If you’re not a tomato or cilantro person, no problem, just leave those ingredients out. You can flavor this rice however you prefer and just keep the cooking method the same.
The ensure this recipe works without issue, make sure to use basmati rice and properly seal the 9x13 dish with tinfoil. You don’t want the steam to escape and leave you with uncooked rice.

This dish is perfect for entertaining: roast the vegetables in advance and then ~30 minutes before you’re ready to eat, add the rice and bake so that it’s piping hot when you sit down for your meal. We eat this alongside nearly any protein and veg combination, but it works flawlessly with our roasted chicken recipe (check out the video) and a simple salad.

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