Greek Tomato Rice

Last Updated on June 2, 2015 by Chef Mireille

For something as basic as tomato flavored rice, I really tried hard to make the three versions I tried this week very different and so traveled to the three corners of the Earth with a North African version, a Vietnamese version and today, a Greek version. Of the three version, I liked this Greek version the best. The combination of spices, vinegar and fresh parsley married well.

Serves 6
Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cups rice
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce (you can also use pasta sauce for additional flavor)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• mannouri cheese, crumbled (optiional)

Heat oil and butter in a large pot. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened. Add rice and toast for 1 minute.
Add tomato sauce, water, vinegar, sugar, pepper, paprika and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Add parsley and toss to combine.

Turn off heat and leave covered for another 5 minutes.

To serve, top with crumbled mannouri. Since mannouri does not have the salt content of feta, you can add the cheese liberally.

Notes: the addition of the cheese is not traditional, however since I had some in my refrigerator and it is a Greek cheese, I added some to it.

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