Bhutan


Red rice is Bhutan's rock star ingredient. For this meal, it soaked up a delicious sauce from the main course: jasha maroo. This chicken stew starts like a stir-fry, with ginger, onion, garlic, leek, green chili, and tomatoes, but then water is added to make the sauce. Cilantro is the finishing touch. Shockingly good! Look for red rice -- it's more nutritious than white rice and has a lovely nutty note. And it cooks great in an instantpot.

11/11/20

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