Arminyan Plov Armenian Pilaf Recipes

AUNTIE'S ARMENIAN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In 2-qt. heavy saucepan with tight-fitting lid, melt butter over medium heat until foam subsides.
• Add vermicelli noodles and saute until dark and reddish in color.
• Stir in rice and saute in butter until rice is fragrant and nutty in aroma.
• Raise heat to medium-high; pour in boiling chicken broth and stir.
• Add salt and pepper, tasting a bit of the broth to ensure desired seasoning.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to keep broth at a simmer and cook for exactly 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, remove cover and taste a few grains of rice for doneness. If still a bit hard, replace cover and cook for two additional minutes.
• When rice is tender, remove pot from heat. Place a paper napkin directly on top of the pilaf and replace cover; let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes.
• After rest-time has elapsed, remove cover, discard the paper napkin, and stir the pilaf before serving.

LAVANGI PLOVU (PILAF WITH STUFFED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Soak the raisins for at least 30 min in lukewarm water.
• Puree the 4 onions in a blender, wrap in a dishcloth, squeeze out the juice thoroughly, and put the onion puree in a bowl.
• Put the nuts through the blender as well, and add them with teh raisins to the onion puree. Stir in the plum puree (reserving 3 tbsp) and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Wash the chicken, pat dry, salt the inside and outside, and rub with the reserved plum puree.
• Fill the cavity with the prepared stuffing and roast in a preheated oven at 350F for about 45 minutes until crisp and brown.
• Serve the chicken with the plov rice and garnish with slices of lemon as desired.

ARMENIAN PILAF

Steps:

• Put the butter and oil in a medium sauce pan. Break Vermicelli into two inch pieces and place in butter.
• Heat the butter, oil and Vermicelli, on medium heat, stirring constantly, until the Vermicelli is golden brown. During this time, the butter and oil will foam. This is fine, just keep stirring until all of the Vermicelli is golden brown.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pan, which will stop the frying of the Vermicelli.
• Add rice, and continue to heat, until the broth starts to boil.
• Cover the pan, with a tightly fitting lid, lower heat, to lowest temp, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes, without stirring or lifting the lid.
• After 20 minutes, stir rice mixture, and recover. Allow to sit another 10-15 minutes. When the liquid is fully absorbed, it is ready to serve.

ARMENIAN WEDDING PILAF

Steps:

• Put rice and broth into a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer. Cover until the liquid is gone (about 20 min).
• In a saute pan, melt the butter and add the dried fruit and nuts. Be careful not to burn the butter.
• When the rice is done, put it in a large bowl and top it with the fruit and nut mixture.
• Optionally, you may want to toast the nuts in a dry pan to help bring out more of their flavor.

ARMENIAN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the egg noodles and stir until they begin to brown, being careful not to burn the butter. Stir in the rice. Continue stirring until rice is coated with butter.
• Pour in the chicken broth and add the bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and cover tightly. Cook without uncovering pot until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.