Basmati Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice uncooked
• 1  bay leaf 
• 1.5 cups chicken stock see 
• 0.3 cup onion diced finely
• 4 servings salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Heat chicken stock in a saucepan until boiling; keep hot until ready to use.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and bay leaf in the hot oil until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir basmati rice into onion mixture until rice is coated with oil.
4. Pour hot chicken stock into the rice mixture. Season with salt; stir.
5. Bring rice mixture to a boil; cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue simmering until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
6. Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf.
7. Add butter and fluff the rice with a fork.