Spice Up the Rice
Italian style: Add diced tomatoes, a pinch of dried basil and oregano to the cooked rice. Stir in prepared spaghetti sauce and heat through. American Style: How about BLT rice? Stir shredded lettuce and diced fresh tomatoes into cooked rice just before serving. top with crumbled cooked bacon or substitute bacon bits that come in jars. Beef Rice: Substitute beef bouillon for part of the water when making rice. Middle Eastern Rice: Brown 1 medium chopped onion in 4 T. butter before stirring in the raw rice and cooking liquid. When done, stir in toasted coconut, raisins (golden or black) and chopped peanuts or pine nuts. Oriental Rice: Sauté green onions in sesame oil in skillet. Stir in cooked rice, slices of canned water chestnuts and soy sauce. Pour 1 lightly beaten egg over the top and toss with chopsticks to mix. California Rice Salad: Mix leftover cooked rice with chopped green peppers, radishes, celery, scallions, capers, olives. Toss with vinaigrette dressing and chill. Mexican Style: Brown chopped fresh or frozen sweet red and green peppers in butter or margarine. Stir in a teaspoon or more chili powder, then add 2 cups raw rice and cooking liquid. Just before serving, toss with grated cheddar or jack cheese. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
