Grandma's Rice Pilaf

Name: Grandma's Rice Pilaf
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 1 15 oz can of chicken broth; 2 cups uncooked white rice; 4 1/2 cups water for rice; 1/4 lb margarine; 1 tblsp sugar; 1 tsp salt

Pareve

Yes. Yes that is quite a lot of margarine. It tastes fantastic, if your arteries can handle it.
This recipe has been retrieved from my grandmother's recipe boxes and the original paper (images below) was heavily spattered with food and almost illegible. I have rephrased it without changing any ingredients or techniques into a more traditional recipe format.

Source The Grandma Zone

Ingredients

1 15 oz can of chicken broth
2 cups uncooked white rice
4 1/2 cups water for rice
1/4 lb margarine
1 tblsp sugar
1 tsp salt

Method

Put the water, can of broth, salt, sugar and rice into a large pot and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer for 1 hour on low heat.

Meanwhile, fry the orzo in margarine until it turns pinkish brown.

When the water has boiled down considerably, add the fried browned orzo and mix well. Turn the temperature all the way down and cook for an additional 45 minutes, checking to make certain it does not burn or stick to the bottom of the pot.

A few minutes before it is done, shift the lid off the pot 1/4 way to vent the steam.

Notes

The original text is as follows: one can of chicken broth 2 cups rice (soup macaroni) 1 cup orzo #47 macaroni 4 1/2 cups water for rice 1/4 lb margarine 1 tblsp sugar salt to taste 1 tsp salt place rice in water with the salt and sugar bring it to a boil ???????? for 1 hour (plus) on low meanwhile fry orzo in margarine until pinkish when the water has almost boiled out of the rice added the fried browned orzo and mix and lower heat to lowest possible level then let it cook for almost 45 minutes covered when almost done let let cover 1/4 open to let steam out

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