Orange-Scented Millet with Almonds and Currants
5
Points®
Total time: 43 min • Prep: 7 min • Cook: 36 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
This delicately-flavoured grain is a little like couscous, a little like rice. Pair it with spicy Middle Eastern-inspired dishes.
Ingredients
Dried currants
½ cup(s)
Salted butter
1 tbsp(s)
Uncooked millet
1 cup(s)
Sea salt
½ tsp(s), or more to taste
Orange zest
1 tbsp(s), from 1 large orange
Cinnamon sticks
1 average
Sliced almonds
⅓ tbsp(s), toasted
Water
2½ cup(s), boiling
Instructions
1
Soak currants in boiling water until soft, about 10 to 20 minutes; drain.
2
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add millet and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes; add boiling water, salt, zest and cinnamon stick. Cover pan and cook until millet is just beginning to stick to bottom of pan, about 25 to 30 minutes.
3
Add almonds and currants; fluff millet with a fork. Turn heat off, cover pan and let stand on stove top for 5 minutes more. Yields about 2/3 cup per serving.
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