Does anyone have a recipe for Persian rice that has candied orange peels in it?!
Does anyone have a recipe for Persian rice that has candied orange peels in it?
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Persian Jeweled Rice in Cabbage
1 2-pound green cabbage
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 Granny Smith apple, cored and finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small sweet red pepper, seeded
1/3 cup candied orange peels - Chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 cups hot water
1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads or ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
1.) Core the cabbage but keep it whole. In large pot, heat cabbage and
enough water to cover to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to simmer
and cook 7 minutes. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle.
2.) Meanwhile, prepare rice. In large skillet, heat oil over medium
heat. Add onion and red pepper; sauté 5 minutes. Stir in cumin and
saffron; cook 2 minutes; stir in rice, apple, and candied orange peel; cook 2
minutes.
3.) Add water and salt to rice mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat
to low, cover and cook 12 minutes (rice will be undercooked). Remove
rice mixture from heat and set aside.
4.) Remove the 12 best-shaped, largest leaves from the cabbage. Trim
the ribs so they are the same thickness as the leaves. (reserve the
remaining cabbage for another use.)
5.) Oil the inside of an 8-inch metal colander. Line the bottom and
inside of colander with 8 overlapping cabbage leaves. Spoon rice
filling cabbage "bowl," packing it tightly. Top with remaining 4
cabbage leaves, tucking ends of leaves inside colander to cover
filling completely.
6.) Fill a large pot (one big enough to fit colander inside of) with
about 1 inch water. Place colander with stuffed cabbage in pot and
heat to simmering. Cover and steam cabbage 20 minutes. Remove colander
with cabbage from pot and let cool 10 minutes. Place a flat serving
plate upside down on top of colander, then holding the plate and
colander firmly together, turn them over. Gently lift the colander off
cabbage and serve.