Nettles with Rice
Young spring nettles cooked into rice with spring onion and a little paprika — the lenten Bulgarian dish of March and April, made with the tender tops picked before the plants flower.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g young nettle tops
- 60 ml sunflower oil
- 1 bunch spring onions, chopped
- 150 g rice
- 1 tsp paprika
- 450 ml hot water
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper, ground
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1313 kcal · P 20.7g · C 169.1g · F 63.3g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Wearing rubber gloves, pick the leaves off the tough stems and wash them well in cold water.
- 2Blanch the nettles in a large pot of boiling water for 2 minutes — this takes away the sting — then drain, squeeze lightly and chop.
- 3Heat the oil in a wide pan over medium heat and soften the spring onions for 3 minutes.
- 4Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes, then take off the heat and stir in the paprika.
- 5Pour in the hot water, add the salt and pepper, cover and simmer on low heat for 12 minutes.
- 6Stir in the chopped nettles and cook, covered, for 6–8 minutes more, until the rice is tender and the liquid absorbed.
- 7Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice, leave covered for 5 minutes and serve warm.
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Questions and answers
How long does Nettles with Rice take to make?
About 50 minutes: 20 min prep and 30 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Nettles with Rice?
9 ingredients: young nettle tops, sunflower oil, spring onions, rice, paprika, hot water, salt, black pepper, lemon juice.
How many servings does this Nettles with Rice recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Nettles with Rice?
About 328 kcal, with 5.2 g protein, 42.3 g carbohydrate and 15.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Nettles with Rice recipe suit?
It is vegan and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Nettles with Rice?
Nettles with Rice comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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