Sito's Easy Noodle Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice uncooked
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper freshly ground to taste
• 0.5 cup vermicelli uncooked
• 1 teaspoon salt to taste

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Melt butter in a 3 1/2-quart saucepan.
2. Add noodles, and cook about 3 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
3. Add remaining ingredients and 2 cups boiling water. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
4. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, and stir in more salt and pepper, if desired.