Brazilian Christmas Rice

Brazilian Christmas Rice
  • 1 cup Thompson seedless raisins
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 3/4 cups uncooked white rice
  • salt to taste
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup Champagne
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots
  • 1 carrot, peeled and grated
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 6 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes


  1. Soak raisins in a bowl of hot water until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in raisins, rice, and salt; cook and stir until rice is coated with oil, about 3 minutes.
  3. Pour boiling water and Champagne into the saucepan. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
  4. Place dried apricots in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; simmer until soft, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Cut into strips.
  5. Place grated carrot in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Season with salt. Let soak until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain.
  6. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in apricot strips and sun-dried tomatoes; cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Fold apricot strips and sun-dried tomatoes into the cooked rice. Pile rice onto a serving platter; garnish with grated carrot.

05/10/2018
Brazilian Christmas Rice, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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