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A pilaf or pilau is a Middle Eastern rice dish that is cooked in broth and spices. It may contain a variety of vegetables and meat. This is a delicious recipe for using up leftover roasted chicken or turkey, and works well with seafood too.
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- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and saute until tender. Add in allspice and crushed garlic and stir briefly.
- Add in brown rice and stir until the rice is coated with the butter. Pour in vegetable broth. Bring to the boil then immediately turn down to a simmer. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat. Add in dried figs and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and gently fork through the roasted chicken, Brussels sprouts and chopped parsley. Shower with pomegranate seeds at the last minute.
http://schneiderchen.de | © 2011 | http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com
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89 comments:
yummy and delicious..
I love the combination of figs in this :)
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This pilaf looks absolutely delicious!
Pomegranates are my hubby's favourite fruit from childhood, however brussel sprouts and brown rice are at the very bottom of his list - wonder if I could get him to enjoy this fabulous meal.
:-) Mandy
I love middle eastern pilaf as they add so much dry fruits in them and this looks super yumm and you have made it healthy too by adding brown rice to it.
Seriously, I'm a very unhealthy person & have not tried brown rice. Heard about its goodness & will certainly try this recipe some day. Xoxo
A beautiful pilaf! I could eat that kind of dish every day of the week.
Cheers,
Rosa
I am totally in love with that colorful and yummy rice
I eat this kind of dish all the time. It´s wonderful Angie! Love the mix of figs with the sprouts.
I love pilaf and I hope you can share some of your brown rice pilaf with me now.
Hi Angie, love this flavorful rice with figs and pomegranates... coincidentally tonight I was also cooking with pomegranate... it adds such flavor to the dish.
What a delicious and oh so pretty pilaf! I might have to make a version of this for christmas!
Angie , your rice pilaf looks utterly delicious ! The pomegranate and the figs sounds fantastic in this dish :D
Awesome and with brown rice so healthy..
Hi Angie. Your pilaf rice is perfectly cooked with all the colors and flavors. Wish I could have a bowl.
This does look like a delicious pilaf and so festive for the holidays. Hmmmmm, I bet this will be on our menu too this year! XOXO
I'm not crazy about brown rice, but it looks gorgeous in your clicks. I'd love to try this dish, it's healthy and made me drool :)
wow look at the size of those figs, dish looks delicious, hope you had a lovely week end
Irresistible pilaf,looks stunning,colourful with loads of flavours.
My kind of dish Angie, I like everything about it! Lovely photos;-)
Great dish!
I love, and need this amazing rice pilaf! Love, love, the recipe:)
This looks like a beautiful dish, so yummy!
my brown pilaf doesn't look half as good as yours! i am adding this recipe to this week's dinner menu coz i want to eat it that badly ;)
Love pomegranate ...looks like little jewels in your pilaf!
Beautiful photos and amazing combination of flavours for this rice dish. Looks so delicious!
A fabulous treat!
this is such a wonderful dish! and such a great way of using some up some leftovers! love it!
I love the colors and the sweetness great combo here!
Luxurious enough, and a great one dish, isn't it!
... great one dish meal ...
Can you believe I just opened my first pomegranate?
Hi Angie - I'm always looking for new and interesting ways to serve leftover turkey. The figs and brussel sprouts added to the rice sounds delicious. Love this creative one-dish meal.
Your food looks delicious! I love to eat but I don't know how to cook. My mom though is a great cook, I will tell her to follow you too, she is www.saucysiciliana.blogspot.com I am following you on GFC, I hope you will follow me back.
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The figs and pomegranates must give the pilaf a wonderful taste.
Great combo for a pilaf, never thought of using figs. I like that idea. Delicious!
This looks absolutely fabulous, Angie! I love all of the flavors in this delightful pilaf.
Oh gorgeous pilaf Angie! A perfect side dish to just about anything! Though the dried figs and pomegranate do make it festive! : )
Wow! Sounds so delicious! Though my husband I am sure would pick those figs I am sure I would love it :D (but I would skip Brussels sprouts:D)
Beautiful colours Angie. Loving this salad. Getting into salads more and more everyday. bring on bikini weather!!
Looks so delicious! I love rice pilaf and have not tried them with dried figs before, what a lovely combination!
looks divine a stella way to use up chicken
What a lovely dish! I love how you incorporated figs and pomegranates in such a unique way!
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You have to come cook for me. This is my exact kind of meal, right down to the dish you served it on! My belly is rumbling so much I had to stop staring!
I love the addition of fig in anything. The best thing about my travels through europe was VERY CHEAP FIG. it's so expensive in australia! I will definitely be trying this dish x
I love how you used leftover roasted brussels sprouts in this pilaf, as well as the sweet flavors and different textures from the figs and pomegranate seeds - so pretty!
I love pomegranate and this pilau looks perfect as a main course for me!
this pilaf looks so scrumptious! *drool*
I could also just eat it like this without any meat. My mouth is watering at how scrumptious it looks. Thanks for sharing Angie:)
This looks wonderful, and I don't think leaving out the chicken would take anything away from this dish! I'd love to try it with quinoa or bulgur, even!
Mmm.... this pilaf looks so appealing, especially with the figs and pomegranate seeds. Great clicks!
What a great combination of flavors!
Just beautiful pilaf. I love the comb of exotic sweet fruits in a savory dish.
Such a beautiful dish, and so flavorful! It looks lovely.
Oh my Angie! I love all of the ingredients you've combined but wouldn't have thought to put them together. This certainly is a meal in one! What a wonderful way to fancy up leftovers!
Beautiful looking dish and lovely photos. GG
Esta receta me encantó se ve muy deliciosa,abrazos y abrazos.
Oh, this looks so earthy and amazing Angie!
Yay for pomegranate season! I bet the figs add a delightful natural sweetness to this dish. Lovely Angie.
What a fantastic meal, Angie! I love rice dishes and yours is full of such wonderful ingredients...figs, pomegranate arils, Brussels sprouts....mmmmmmm...
You come up with the most unusual and delicious combinations.
We eat rice on daily basis. This is such a delightful pilaf.
What an awesome recipe! I love it for a meatless meal, Angie! Your creativity continues to amaze me!
Angie you can cook for me anytime, anywhere - I'm ready. This dish looks perfect. I bet it is tasty! Absolutely perfect pictures too!
mmm love all that fruit in there! what a great idea for sweet and savory!
Angie, I'm loving this recipe. Rice is one of my favorite side dishes and I'm always looking at new ways to jazz it up! Looking forward to trying this one soon!
Lovely pilaf dish. I like the addition of the pomegranates...yum! As always, the pictures are perfect!
My dinner for this evening! Ooh yes!
Very fragrant & colourful cooking, is what I love the most here!
love your ethnic pottery!
and this dish is absolutely fabulous! I mentioned the ingredients to my hubby and he said "I could lick your feet for it!" :)
Barbara
I love love love dried figs. This sounds just wonderful!
what a delightful plate of rice! i would never think of such combination, this is brilliant!
I have to try making pilav (turkish version of the word) like this, with dried or fresh fruits. I am glad you mentioned the coating with butter and sauteing. I think it helps the rice to keep their individuality and not become a big clump.
Warm pictures..also I loved your chocolate bread and it is on my list:) I mean what more could I ask for? Chocolate and bread in the same recipe :)
Hi Angie, your brown rice pilaf look very yummy. Love the combination, very unique. As usual your presentation and photography is excellent.
Have a lovely week ahead.
Now that's no ordinary pilaf! figs + pom + brussels = culinary love.
I am going to play with this one and wild rice. Whatcha think? :)
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Angie, I love this rice dish, specially with all the fruits in it...looks so tasty and so festive :)
Have a great week ahead!
How beautiful. I love the pom you put in there...the color and flavors really pop! :)
This is a beautiful dish and a perfect way to jazz up leftovers. I love the figs in this to add a bit of sweet to the savory. I need to file this and be sure to try often.
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What an unique and delicious combination of flavors! Your presentation is stunning!
I love brown rice and you have been so original here. Dried figs and pomegranate: wow!! Another great recipe Angie, I always look forward to your posts.
Oh boy, you're making me salivate early in the morning.
Kristy
What a wonderful combination of textures and flavors! I am a huge rice fan and I eat it almost every day. Love this variation!
What a perfect combination of healthy and delicious ingredients! Well done and of course with your ever-lovely photography to entice me to drool right now!
I love this combination of ingredients, especially the roasted brussels sprouts.
What a beautiful combination! I love figs and I love pomegranate. I would totally love this dish....mmmm
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