Description
Creamy butter bliss rice celebrates Kerala’s rich culinary heritage with fragrant basmati and golden ghee. Delicate spices and silky textures invite home cooks to savor South Indian comfort on their plates.
Ingredients
Scale
- 113.5 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 185 g (6.5 oz) white rice, uncooked
- 283.5 g (10 oz) condensed beef broth
- 283.5 g (10 oz) condensed French onion soup
Instructions
- Preparation Prelude: Ignite the oven to a precise 400°F (200°C), calibrating for perfect rice transformation.
- Ingredient Fusion: In an 8×8 inch baking vessel, harmoniously blend dry rice grains, delicate onion fragments, robust onion soup mix, savory beef broth, and luxurious butter, ensuring uniform ingredient distribution through gentle stirring.
- Moisture Seal: Encase the baking dish with aluminum foil, creating an impenetrable moisture barrier that will nurture the rice’s delicate cooking process.
- Initial Baking Phase: Nestle the covered dish into the preheated oven, allowing the rice to gently simmer and absorb liquid essence for a comprehensive 30-minute flavor infusion.
- Textural Revelation: Delicately unveil the foil, exposing the rice to direct heat, which will coax out a tantalizing golden-crisp exterior while completing the cooking journey.
- Final Transformation: Continue baking uncovered for an additional 30 minutes, observing the rice’s evolution into a fluffy, flavor-packed masterpiece with perfectly absorbed liquid.
- Resting Interlude: Extract the baking dish from the oven, permitting a 5-7 minute reprieve that allows residual moisture to redistribute, culminating in an impeccable rice experience.
Notes
- Select Quality Ingredients: Use fresh, high-grade ingredients like premium long-grain rice and real butter for maximum flavor depth and texture.
- Foil Sealing Technique: Create an airtight seal with aluminum foil to lock in moisture, preventing rice from drying out and ensuring even cooking.
- Temperature Precision: Maintain consistent 400°F oven temperature to guarantee perfect rice texture and prevent uneven cooking or burning.
- Resting Period Matters: Allow rice to rest 5-7 minutes after baking, enabling moisture redistribution and achieving a fluffy, restaurant-quality result.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg