Paella-Style Rice

Photo: flickr user MyLifeStory

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Olive oil

1 Garlic clove minced

1 1/2 cups Short-grain rice

1/2 teaspoon Saffron dissolved in

2 tablespoons White wine

2 1/2 cups Good broth like chicken or fish stock

or a combination of both

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the garlic and saute a few seconds. Add the rice and saute a minute, then add the saffron and wine and broth. Bring to a boil, cut back to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, over very low heat, or until almost tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper; keep off heat, covered, until rice kernels are cooked through.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.