Rice – Perfect every time.
PrintI used to make soggy rice or  sometimes it would be al dente - you know, tough in the center.
Today, I am proud of my rice and do not hesitate to whip up a batch for an office luncheon.Â
Use a heavy pot that will go from stovetop to oven. I like a small braising pot with a lid. Â
Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons
2 Cups of White Rice (You can add 1/2 cup of wild rice if you like)
1/2 Cup of Veggies: Peas, Carrots, Onions, Salsa or Pico De Gallo, or mushrooms
1 tsp garlic powder and parsley
1/4 cup of lime or lemon juice (optional)
2 Cups Water or Chicken Stock (Makes your rice more flavorful)
Add a little olive oil to the bottom of the pan, and in a proportion of 1 part rice, use 1 part water or boullion.
Add 1 cup of Jasmine white rice to the olive oil. Pop the rice on the stovetop stirring to keep from burning.
Once about 1/4 of it has popped, then add your liquid
Rice – Perfect every time.
Ingredients
- of equal proportion.
- You can also add cubed chopped onions, black pepper is great in this rice and salt.
- If you are going to add veggies: peas, carrots, onions, or tomato salsa for spanish rice - do so now unless they are canned veggies and then you can add them 5 minutes before taking the rice from the oven. Bring the ingredients to a boil and then place in the oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Perfect rice everytime.
- Variations:
- Wild Rice:Â 1 1/2 cups white rice, 1/2 cup wild rice, chicken stock, onions
- Mushroom Wild Rice with Carmelized Onions:Â Cook white and wild rice as above in vegetable or chicken stock.
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Carmelize onions with brown sugar, garlic powder, and 2 T butter. Puree onion mixture. Saute mushrooms in 2 T butter, add 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream and stir into cooked wild rice mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Yellow Rice: Add diced carrots, peas, white onion, and 1 tsp tumeric. By the way, tumeric is very good for you and I hear it keeps you from getting alzheimers. Worth a try.
- [caption id=“attachment_551” align=“alignleft” width=“200” caption=“Tumeric Rice with Peas and Carrots”]
[/caption] - White Spanish rice: Onions, peas and carrots
