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title: Mediterranean-style rice description: A very tasty rice and veggies recipe. tags: cooking date: 2024-01-31 18:45

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Mediterranean style rice

This recipe is inspired by a rice dish served by a mediterranean restaurant I used to go to in my hometown.

Ingredeints

  • 2 cups cooked basmati rice
  • 1x medium to large sweet onion, diced
  • 2x roma tomatoes, cut into 1cm thick slices and then strips.
  • 1x green bell pepper, diced
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 cup pickled banana peppers, diced.
  • 0.5-1.0 cups banana pepper brine.

Spices

  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • turmeric
  • oregano
  • dill
  • nutmeg

Cooking fat

  • olive oil

Cooking instructions

In a hot cast iron skillet with near smoking olive oil, sweat the onions and bell peppers until all are soft and starting to brown/darken. Add minced garlic and stir into still sizzling onions/pepper until fragrent. Add generous pinch of kosher salt and coarse black pepper. A tablespoon or two of oregano. A teaspoon or two of dill. A teaspoon of turmeric. And half a teaspoon of nutmeg. Add roma tomato and banana peppers and a glug of olive oil and mix until tomatoes are soft. Add the brine and bring to a boil.

Serve heaping spoonful of vegetables over rice, with a splash of banana pepper brine on top.