Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
  • 2 1/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh peas or 1 1/2 cups thawed frozen peas
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
  • fresh ground black pepper

Method

  • Put olive oil and butter in a 10-in. frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook until butter melts.
  • Add garlic and salt and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to minutes.
  • Add rice and cook, stirring, until rice is opaque.
  • Add broth, stir and turn heat to high. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer undisturbed while rice absorbs liquid, about 15 minutes (then remove cover to check).
  • Remove cover, quickly add peas (leave peas on top, do not stir), and return cover. Take off heat and let sit 5 minutes. Remove cover, add parsley, and fluff with a fork. Serve hot, sprinkled with pepper to taste.