Apricot And Almond Stew With Rice

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) box dried apricots
• 1 cup water
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3/4 cup sugar, approx
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds, not sliced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• salt, to taste
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon citric acid (citric acid)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup rice, before cooking

Recipe

• 1 soak apricots for about 1 hour in warm water.
• 2 sauté onion and almonds in small amount of oil until almonds are a light, golden brown and the onion is nearly transparent.
• 3 add apricots, including the water they soaked in, together with the salt, tomato paste with the sautéd almond and onions in a pan.
• 4 simmer until apricots are tender and liquid is thickened – about 30 minutes. be careful not to scorch. the consistency should be like that of a stew or slurry. add more water if necessary.
• 5 finally, add the sugar and sour salt. stir and simmer about another 5 minutes.
• 6 *preparation time is about 20 minutes not including the soaking time.
• 7 serve over hot rice.