Easy Greek Rice

A delicious Greek rice dish, all made in one pot, fragrant with lemon and herbs.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small onion
• 1 cup long grain white rice (200 g)
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 cups vegetable stock or broth (just under 500 ml)
• 1 lemon - juiced
• 1 lemon - zest
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• All ingredients as above except from the stock or broth, which is halved to one cup / 240 ml.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Stove Top Method ---
2. 2Peel and chop the 1 small onion and 2 cloves garlic.
3. 3Put the 2 tsp olive oil in a pan – I like to use a shallow casserole dish with a close fitting lid. Add the chopped onion garlic with some salt and pepper.
4. 4Sauté over a low heat, stirring all the time. After a couple of minutes, add the garlic. You want the onion just starting to turn golden. This will take about 4–5 minutes.
5. 5Add the 1 cup long grain white rice and the dried ½ tsp dried thyme and ½ tsp dried oregano. Stir and cook for a minute, so that the grains are coated with the oil.
6. 6Pour the 2 cups vegetable stock or broth over the rice. Pour over 1 lemon - juiced and stir in. Add two slices of lemon Then put the lid on the pan securely. Cook on the lowest heat for 18 minutes.
7. 7After 18 minutes, take the pan off the stove top and leave for another 5 minutes to rest. Garnish with 1 lemon - zest and extra herbs before serving.
8. 8--- Instant Pot / Electric Pressure Cooker Method ---
9. 9Set the sauté function. Add the oil, chopped onion and garlic, and some pepper and salt. Then fry, stirring all the time until the onion is golden.
10. 10Cancel sauté. Add the rice and stir to coat with the oil. Fry gently for a minute, using the residual heat in the pot.
11. 11Add the rest of the ingredients – the stock, lemon juice and slices, and herbs. Stir well.
12. 12Put the lid on the pot and seal. Pressure cook on high for three minutes, leaving 'keep warm' switched on. After cooking, allow natural pressure release (NPR) for 18 minutes. Release any remaining pressure (there will be very little, if any) before removing the lid.
13. 13--- To Serve ---
14. 14Fluff the rice, ganish with some fresh oregano and grated lemon zest.