Albanian Baked Rice with Milk, Feta, Peppers and Dill

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Albanian Baked Rice with Milk, Feta, Peppers and Dill

 

Recipe By :The Foods of the Greek Islands by Agliaia Kremezi

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Spicy Veggie

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/4 cup olive oil -- or unsalted butter

2 cups chopped onions

3 green bell peppers -- cored, seeded and finely chopped

2 hot chili peppers -- (2-3 peppers, to taste), seeded and

finely chopped

1 1/2 cups medium grain rice -- such as Arborio

1 pound feta cheese -- coarsely crumbled or diced

1 1/2 cups chopped fresh dill

4 1/2 cups whole milk

 

Preheat oven to 400F.

 

In a large skillet, heat the oil or butter and saute the onions, bell peppers

and chiles until

soft, about 4 minutes. Add the rice and saute for 1 minute more. Remove from the

heat and let cool

slightly, then stir in the feta and dill. Transfer to a 2 1/2-quart baking dish

and stir in the

milk.

 

Bake, stirring once, for 45 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the milk

and is tender.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

 

Makes 6 servings.

 

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 12.30.07 "

Copyright:

" 2000 "

Start to Finish Time:

" 0:50 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 603 Calories; 31g Fat (46.8% calories

from fat); 22g

Protein; 59g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 92mg Cholesterol; 948mg Sodium.

Exchanges: 2 1/2

Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 5 Fat.

 

NOTES : Leonidas Harvalias, who lives on the Greek isle of Kea, got this recipe

from the Albanian

immigrants who work on the island. In Greek is it called Alvaniko Briami. The

name briami comes

from the Persian biryan. Maria Kaneva, in her book " The Melting Pot: Balkan Food

and Cookery " ,

writes that there are many versions of the dish, which can be traced to the

Balkans in the Middle

Ages.

 

On Kea, where dill if often difficult to get, an equally delicious briami is

made with chopped

fennel fronds.

 

ChupaNote: I like it with a mix of fresh mint and fresh parsley.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 2081 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

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