Rice Pilaf with Orzo

Ingredients

• •1 small cup orzo
• •4 tbsp butter
• •3 cups water
• •2 cups rice
• •Salt

Preparation

1. 1

   Pick over the rice and cover with hot (not boiling) water in a pot. Rest 20 minutes. Wash until the starch is gone and drain. Melt the butter in a pot and warm it lightly. Add 3 cups water and salt and boil. Separately toast the orzo in the butter until golden, then lift out with a slotted spoon and boil it in plenty of hot water for half an hour.

2. 2

   When the pilaf water boils well, add the rice and orzo together. Stir once or twice and cover. Cook until the rice absorbs the liquid, first over high then medium heat. Stir once before removing from heat and transfer to a serving plate.