Simple Buttered Rice with Garlic
This buttered rice with garlic is probably the simplest and most delicious way of cooking rice as a side dish: just 5 simple ingredients and about 20 minutes of cooking time.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 tablespoons butter (divided, 75 g/ 2.6 oz (Note 1))
- 4 garlic cloves (divided)
- 1 ½ cup rice 300 g (Notes 2,3)
- 2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken stock (or vegetable stock, 600 ml (Note 4))
- fine sea salt and ground black pepper (Note 5)
- 3 sprigs of fresh parsley
Instructions
- 1
Saute garlic: Melt ½ of the butter in a medium-sized pot. Grate the garlic and add ¾ of it to the pan. Saute until it starts to get golden, about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- 2
Cook rice: Add rice and stir to coat it with the butter. Add stock and mix. Cover, bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until almost done. It would be best if you aimed to cook the rice 5 minutes less than instructed on the package, so make sure to check the cooking instructions there.
- 3
Finish: Turn the heat off but leave the pan on the burner. Add the remaining butter and grated garlic, a little salt, and pepper. Stir well, put the lid back on and let the rice stand for 5 minutes until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
- 4
Serve: Stir in the chopped parsley and adjust the taste with more salt and pepper if necessary. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.