Side Dishes Recipes - Vegetable Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 shallots, finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1/2 red, 1/2 yellow and 1/2 green pepper, deseeded and diced

•  4 tablespoons olive oil

• 150 g/5 oz short-grain Spanish rice, e.g. Valencia

• 125 g/4 oz frozen peas

• Salt

• Freshly ground white pepper

• 250 ml/8 fl oz fish stock (refer recipe)

• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Cook the shallots and garlic in the olive oil until soft and translucent.

2. Add the diced peppers and sauté quickly. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4.

3. Stir in the rice and peas and season with salt and white pepper.

4. Add the fish stock, cover with a lid and bake in the hot oven until the rice is cooked and tender.

5. Before serving, mix in the freshly chopped parsley.