Croatian Rizi Bizi Rice And Green Peas

---

This is very popular side dish in croatia, served with various meats and sauces. It is almost inevitable sunday side dish with roasted or fried chicken. The recipe is with fresh green peas removed from shucks but it can be done with canned or frozen peas. This recipe is from cooking high school in zagreb, 1st year, slightly adopted to avoid too many steps and dishes (they, students, don’t wash their dishes).

---

Steps

---

Saut finely minced onion on butter and when transparent add green peas and parsley leaves.

---

Add some water and cook until green peas are almost soft.

---

At the moment peas are soft.

---

All liquid must evaporate , but be careful not to burn green peas.

---

Add some more butter and whole rice.

---

Saut it until rice become greasy with butter , than add water , salt and pepper.

---

Usual measure of the manufacturer for cooking rice is 1:3 , so do it as they say.

---

Cook rice stirring occasionally until rice is done.

---

Put rice in casserole pot and put it in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

---

Serve hot.

---

Ingredients

---

arborio rice, green peas, butter, onions, fresh parsley leaves, salt, pepper