Riz Pilaf et Haricots Verts à la Vapeur

Riz Pilaf

Or, Rice Pilaff

From 'Le Cordon Bleu at Home'

Ingredients: 

-1.5 oz unsalted butter

-1 medium onion, chopped

-9 oz long-grain rice

-Salt and pepper

-1.5 pints of chicken stock (or water, if necessary)

-1 Bouquet Garni (or 1 bay leaf and a small handful of thyme)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 425*F. Heat the butter in an ovenproof skillet. Add the chopped onion and cook until tender and clear. Stir rice in and continue stirring briskly until the rice is just translucent. Season with salt and pepper, add the stock and bouquet garni, and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid, and cook in the oven for exactly 17 minutes. When the time is up, remove from oven; let stand for ten minutes. Remove the bouquet garni before fluffing the rice with a fork and serving. 

 Haricots Verts à la Vapeur

Or, Steamed Green Beans

Ingredients:

-1 lb fresh green beans

Instructions:

Place the beans in the top part of the steamer, and fill the lower part half-full with water. Cover the top part with a lid. Bring to the boil and then leave 7 minutes (this time can be longer or shorter based on how cooked you want your beans). Serve steaming hot.