Rice with saffron

2 glass rice

? glass 3 and broth (chicken or vegetable)

1 pinch of saffron threads, soaked in hot water for 0 minutes

1 teaspoon salt

2 tbsp. olive oil

? Cup chopped onions

Carefully wash the rice.

In a saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil.

When the butter has become a little shimmer, add the onion and fry for 3 minutes, until, until the onion is softened and becomes light brown.

Add to a pot of rice, broth, saffron + water in which it was wetted and salt. To mix.

Bring to boil at a higher temperature.

After the rice has started to boil, immediately remove from heat and switch the burner plate at a low temperature, again put the pan.

Cook the rice on low heat for 20 minutes.

Turn off the heat. And leave the pan on the stove for another 5 minutes.

With a fork to �fluff� the rice.

How to cook rice with saffron.

Saffron gives the rice a beautiful Golden color!

Saffron gives the rice a subtle floral fragrance!

Saffron gives the rice taste, what other spices won't need them.

Now, let me tell you three secrets of cooking rice with saffron.

1 secret.

Buy good quality saffron! Saffron the most expensive spice, so if you see cheap saffron, don't buy it, better to get around even without saffron, than there is bad.

So good saffron road, the red thread along the entire length, without inclusions of different shades, the yarn is dry and brittle, the threads have a nice fresh, not musty aroma.

Saffron is not thrown immediately into the prepared dish, strands of saffron need to be soaked in a little water to release the flavor. Soak saffron in hot water for 10 minutes.

Water, like threads, are used in cooking dishes.

If you want to add saffron in a dish, then use the powder of saffron, not threads.

2 the secret.

Add the rice spasserovannye to transparency onions or shallots.

3 the secret.

Add the rice and salt. Salt reveals the taste of rice with saffron.

Or something salty. For example, boil the rice is not just in the water, and vegetable broth.

Just don't use bouillon cubes. Everything must be real!

Can also add spices and herbs to your taste.