Brown Rice (baked)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (or butter)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• fresh cilantro (optional) or fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 heat heavy skillet (i use cast iron) until hot. add oil and then add uncooked brown rice.
• 3 stir rice in oil until golden brown, stirring constantly. (some grains will be golden while other grains will look darker).
• 4 in the meantime heat water and add bay leaves, bouillon cubes, poultry seasoning, black pepper, minced onion flakes, parsley, oregano, basil and pepper flakes.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 when rice is golden and ready, pour rice into a covered 2 quart casserole dish.
• 7 add the boiling liquid on top of the rice. careful! it will sputter.
• 8 cover casserole with aluminum foil and the cover for the casserole dish (to make sure steam does not escape from the rice).
• 9 bake for 1 hour.
• 10 remove from oven and let sit covered (don't peek!) for 15 minutes.
• 11 fluff with fork before serving.