Wedding Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter or margarine
25 strands vermicelli pasta
2 c. chicken broth
1 c. long grain white rice
1/2 c. slivered and blanched almonds, toasted
1/2 c. chopped dates
1/4 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Melt butter in a medium saucepan.
Crunch up vermicelli pasta into approximately 1-inch lengths.
Saute pasta in butter until golden brown.
Add chicken broth to butter and vermicelli.
Bring to a boil.
Add rice and cover; simmer for 10 minutes.
Add toasted almonds, chopped dates and coconut to rice.
Continue to simmer for 10 more minutes.
Remove rice from stove.
Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
Fluff with a fork.
Serve immediately.