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title: Mediterranean-style rice
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description: A very tasty rice and veggies recipe.
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tags: cooking
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date: 2024-01-31 18:45
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# Mediterranean style rice
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This recipe is inspired by a rice dish served by a mediterranean restaurant I used to go to in my hometown.
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## Ingredeints
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- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
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- 1x medium to large sweet onion, diced
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- 2x roma tomatoes, cut into 1cm thick slices and then strips.
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- 1x green bell pepper, diced
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- 2-3 cloves minced garlic
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- 1 cup pickled banana peppers, diced.
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- 0.5-1.0 cups banana pepper brine.
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### Spices
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- kosher salt
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- black pepper
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- turmeric
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- oregano
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- dill
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- nutmeg
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### Cooking fat
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- olive oil
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## Cooking instructions
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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.
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Serve helping spoonful ov vegetables over rice, with a splash of banana pepper brine on top.
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