Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup broken thin spaghetti
  • 1 3/4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • 1/4 cup chopped golden raisins
  • 1 Fresno chile pepper, halved
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Generous pinch saffron
  • Salt

Method

  • Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium-high heat.
  • Add the pasta and toast until golden, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the chicken stock, rice, raisins, chile pepper, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, saffron and season with salt.
  • Bring to boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 18 minutes.