Rice – Perfect every time.

Published October 15, 2022

I 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

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:  1 1/2 cups white rice, 1/2 cup wild rice, chicken stock, onions
  • Mushroom Wild Rice with Carmelized Onions:  Cook white and wild rice as above in vegetable or chicken stock.

  • 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

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