Levantine cuisine · Dough, Pasta & Rice

Ruz bi Foul

Rice with fava beans, plenty of dill and garlic, cooked covered into a fragrant green pilaf.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 300 g long-grain rice
• 400 g fava beans (fresh or frozen, shelled)
• 1 bunch dill
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 onion
• 40 g butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 600 ml vegetable stock
• Salt, pepper

Instructions

1. Wash the rice several times until the water runs clear and drain for 10 min.; pop the fava beans out of their tough skins if needed.
2. Finely dice the onion, finely chop the garlic and roughly cut the dill along with the tender stems.
3. Heat the butter and olive oil in a wide pot and sauté the onion over medium heat for 5 min. until translucent, then sauté the garlic for 1 min. more.
4. Add the beans, toss for 3 min., stir in the drained rice and toast for 1 min. until the grains are glossy.
5. Pour in the hot stock, season with salt and pepper, bring to a boil once and let swell covered over the lowest heat for 15 min.
6. Fold in the dill, take the pot off the heat and let it rest covered for another 8 min., then fluff loosely and serve warm.