Looking for recipe for Portuguese Rice with raisins, pinenuts, almonds?

Question

A friend attended a dinner catered by a Portuguese chef and was served a rice dish that she loved. She said it was white rice and had raisins, pinenuts and almonds in it. I have searched the web and haven't found one that quite matches her description. Wish I had eaten it myself as I could probably figure it out. Does anyone out there have a recipe for this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

do you know portuguese?? if so here's a very similar recipe that i found:



Arroz com Frutos Secos

Ingredientes:

    * 350 g de arroz pilaf

    * 50 g de passas

    * 1 cebola grande

    * 1 dente de alho

    * um bocado de gengibre

    * 1 folha de louro

    * piripiri q.b.

    * 75 g de margarina

    * 75 g de amêndoas

    * 75 g de pistachos

    * 3 dl de iogurte

    * 1/2 litro de água

    * 1 colher de sopa de sumo de limão

    * sal q.b.

Confecção:

Lavar o arroz e as passas e escorrer bem.

Corte a cebola às rodelas e faça  um refogado com a margarina, a cebola, o alho e o gengibre e a folha de louro.

Em seguida, alourar neste refogado os frutos secos e o iogurte.

Temperar com o sal e o piripiri e saltear cerca de 5 minutos.  

Regar com a água quente.

Quando levantar fervura, deitar o arroz. Deixar cozer com tampa por 25 minutos.

Antes de servir, salpicar o arroz com o sumo do limão.

Answer 2

this one is rice with almonds and raisins, but no pinenuts in the ingredients.. but it might be close.

Rice with Almonds and Raisins

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon butter

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

1 cup uncooked white rice

2 tablespoons raisins 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, stirring, until tender. Stir in the rice, raisins, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed. Stir in almonds before serving.

another recipe, but no pinenuts

Curried Rice Pilaf

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup chopped green onions,

divided

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup butter or margarine,

softened

1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain

rice 1/2 teaspoon curry powder

3 cups chicken broth

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup golden raisins

1/2 cup chopped almonds,

toasted

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large skillet, saute 1/4 cup onions and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in rice and curry powder. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until rice is lightly browned.

2. In a saucepan, heat broth and salt. Pour over rice mixture; stir. Cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in raisins, almonds and remaining onions.