This is an easy and simple recipe that my 4-year-old daughter loves. It great lunch for a hot summer day.
Ingredients
- 1 splash olive oil
- 1 cup rice
- 0.25 cups chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic , chopped
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 head romaine lettuce leaves
- 1 dash soy sauce , Optional
- 1 splash lime juice , Optional
Instructions
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1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in hot oil until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes; add onions and garlic and cook until the onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes more.
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2
Pour vegetable broth and water into the saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the saucepan, and cook rice at a simmer until tender and the liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff rice and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
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3
Scoop rice mixture into lettuce leaves. Season with soy sauce or lime juice, as desired.
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