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1. Melt butter in a heavy casserole. Add rice and saute, stirring, over medium heat for 3 minutes, or until rice is opaque. Add boiling stock and stir.
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2. Cover casserole and simmer, without stirring, for about 20 minutes, or until rice has absorbed all the liquid.
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3. A linen towel can be placed over the casserole after rice is cooked to absorb excess moisture.
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4. Replace cover and let casserole stand for five minutes.
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VARIATION:
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1. ¼ cup minced onion can be added with rice to melted butter and sauteed as above.
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2. For a tomato flavor, add one tablespoon tomato paste or ½ cup tomato sauce to stock.
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3. If a richer flavor is desired, increase butter by 4 tablespoons.
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