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