Plov - Rice And Raisin Casserole Dish

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 cups water
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 1/4 cups golden seedless raisins
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large cooking pot, add water, rice, salt and lemon juice and bring to boil.
• 2 cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until rice is tender but still firm; do not overcook.
• 3 drain rice in a colander and then rinse off slightly with hot water; drain well.
• 4 in a bowl, add raisins and pour some boiling water over to cover and let stand for about 1 minute; drain well.
• 5 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 6 in a buttered 9 x 9 inch casserole dish, place a layer (about 1/2 inch thick), then a sprinkling of raisins, a sprinkling of melted butter, and a sprinkling of sugar and salt.
• 7 repeat layering, a total of 3 layers.
• 8 pour whipping cream over the top.
• 9 cover casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake in preheated 325 f oven for 25 to 30 minutes. stir once during half time of baking.
• 10 serve warm or cold with milk or additional whipping cream.