Baked rice with confit tomatoes and garlic

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:53:21 GMT

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 359F

Step 2

Arrange the tomatoes, garlic, shallots, cilantro stems, thyme, and cinnamon sticks in a large high-sided casserole dish about 8 x 12 inches. Por in the olive oil, add 1/2 tsp of salt an da good grind of black peppers, and place in the oven for 1 hour, until the vegetables are soft. Remove from the oven, sprinkle the rice evenly over the vegetables, without stirring them together and set aside.

Step 3

Increase oven temperature to 450F

Step 4

Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of salt and plenty of black pepper over the rice and then carefully pour the boiling water over the rice. Seal the dish tightly with foil and place in the oven for 25 minutes until the rice is cooked. Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes, still covered. Remove the foil, sprinkle with the cilantro leaves, stir these very gently into the rice and serve.

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