The Perfect Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli

Name: The Perfect Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup 1/2-inch long vermicelli; 1 cup Egyptian rice (short-grain rice); salt to taste; 1 ¾ cups water

Rating: 4.75 stars

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Egyptian rice is a very short grain rice, grown in Egypt. It is not cooked the same way as medium or long grain rice. When cooked, it is supposed to have a fluffy texture, not at all sticky.

By Gamila Salem

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

10 mins

cook:

21 mins

additional:

5 mins

total:

36 mins

Servings:

Yield:

3 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 3 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup 1/2-inch long vermicelli
1 cup Egyptian rice (short-grain rice)
salt to taste
1 ¾ cups water

Directions

Step 1
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add vermicelli; cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour in rice and salt; stir until coated with oil.

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Step 2
Reduce heat to low. Cook the rice mixture, stirring constantly, until rice turns pasty white, 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 3
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
Step 4
Stir water into the rice mixture. Cover; cook until most of the water is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off heat; let sit until remaining water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.

Cook's Note:

Most often, Egyptian rice is cooked with very short vermicelli pasta. If you don't have short vermicelli pasta available, you can break regular long vermicelli into about 1/2-inch pieces.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

330 calories; protein 5.5g; carbohydrates 59.1g; fat 7.3g; sodium 57.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (5)

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Soup Loving Nicole

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12/12/2016

While I'm sure it is not the authentic way of doing it I made the decision to use homemade chicken stock instead of water. The vermicilli burns quick so keep a close eye on it. This is universal enough to serve with any type of main dish. If I were making a stir-fry or something saucy I would have kept as written but I felt it would have been too bland for my taste to serve with my grilled chicken which is why I added the stock. Read More

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Soup Loving Nicole

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12/11/2016

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AhmedKH

02/07/2017

I have trying to make our Egyptian rice to come out fluffy like the (super easy to make) Basmati Rice for weeks with no luck until I followed your method exactly and it finally worked. Will definitely share this method with my mother the way she has been cooking it takes an hour while this way was all done in 20 minutes including preparation. Thank you very much Gamila. Read More

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