BHUTANESE RED RICE PILAF

1 cup Lotus Foods Bhutanese Red Rice
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup spring onions or 2 1/2 tablespoons shallots
salt and pepper to taste
brunoise of carrots and shitakee mushrooms (diced)
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or salted water
bay leaf
sprig of thyme

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Rinse rice in cold water, let dry.

In an oven-proof sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Saute onions or shallots until translucent (no color).

Add burnoise of carrots, mushrooms and rice. Saute (again no color) for a few minutes, then add chicken stock or water. Add a bay leaf and a sprig of thyme.

Cover and put in oven at 450 for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is gone.

Source: Roland Passot, La Folie