Sour Cream Pilaf Recipes

CREAMY RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Combine the sour cream with garlic and chives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Place the oil in a deep-sided sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook until translucent.
• Add the rice and stir well to coat it with the hot oil and onions.
• Add a very small amount of the chicken broth. The amount you add should sizzle and evaporate immediately. Stir constantly and continue adding liquid very gradually. Do not add more liquid until almost all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Cook the rice until all the of the liquid has been added then turn off the heat. Add the parmesan cheese and continue to stir constantly until the cheese is melted.
• Add sour cream mixture to rice. Stir until well combined. Serve immediately.

SOUR CREAM PILAF

Steps:

• Saute almonds in 1 tbsp butter in a small skillet until lightly browned; remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine rice and next 7 ingredients (stopping before sour cream) in a large saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed. Turn the heating element off, but leave the rice on the hot eye. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Add the sour cream and mushrooms to the rice mixture; stir well. Check to make sure the rice is still hot -- if not turn the eye back on low heat to heat the sour cream/rice mix. Transfer rice to a serving dish; sprinkle with the almonds and parsley. Serve immediately.

GLAZED RICE PILAF WITH CHIVE SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Make the sour cream blend and season to taste with salt and pepper
• 2. Place the oil in a deep sided sauce pan to medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Then add rice and coat it to cook with the oil and onions. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat until this mixtures simmers slowly.Cook the rice until most of this liquid has evaporated, then turn off the heat and mix constantly with a wooden spoon.
• 3. Once the rice has cooked to creamy, but not nearly dry texture,stir in a 1/4 cup of sour cream blend. place this in to a deep cassarole dish or deep pie pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Then spread the remaining sour cream blend over the top evenly.
• 4. sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs, coating the surface evenly. Top with paprika and spray lightly with pam spray(butter). Place the cassarole in a heated broiler or toaster oven for 2-3 minutes