Thursday, August 4, 2011

Some great cooking techniques for cooking rice

Rice is a very versatile food which can be a meal in itself, can be eaten cold as a salad, hot like a pudding or can serve as an accompaniment to food. Use recipes online to get the most out of its package of rice and experiment with different rice - long grain and short grain, arborio risotto rice, rice with milk, rice, wild rice and basmati rice.


Here are 4 ways to use rice:-


1 Boil rice - rice is a great accompaniment to curry, Chile, stews, meat sauces etc. and can also be used to make rice salads. You can buy rice cookers or vapours of rice with microwave that is worth buying if it makes a lot of rice.


Boil the rice in a saucepan, first measuring rice and water. A mugful of rice easily feed two people as an accompaniment of dish and you will have two times more water like rice, two Member of boiling water. Boil water in a pan or using a kettle and then pour the water in a medium sized skillet. Once the water is boiling, add the rice and a little salt. Bring to a boil, and then refuse to a magazine, put a lid on and leave to cook for 15 minutes. Different types of rice will have different amounts of time and to check the package. If there are still liquid left after cooking, simmer for a little more, until that has been absorbed and serve. Some people, put the rice in a colander and pour water boiling it to clarify it, but this is not necessary.


2 Fried rice - Fried rice can be eaten by itself or as an accompaniment of Chinese dishes. It is a great way to use leftover rice.


Boil the rice in the usual way and then leave to cool. Beat 2 eggs in a bowl and season. Heat some oil in a large skillet or a wok a fire and add the eggs when the oil is hot. Stir constantly until eggs are scrambled gently. Add the rice and some soy sauce or oyster sauce. Cook until the rice is hot and everything is combined.
Variety, you can FRY onion chopped in the frying pan before adding eggs and can also add the chicken cooked or cooked, peeled shrimp add rice.


3 Risotto - making a risotto is easy but they require constant attention. Search for risotto rice or rice arborio in the supermarket.


Sauté the chopped onion in a large saucepan and add rice without cooking with some mushrooms and deep. Coat the rice in hot oil, and then start to add liquid as white wine or stock or a mixture of both. Add the liquid a little (a full bucket) at a time and add more when the liquid has been absorbed by the rice. Stir regularly to stop hit rice. Once the rice cooked and creamy (to taste), add a knob of butter, grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
Variety, you can also add cooked chicken, sausage or shrimp frozen peas or sweet corn - experience.


4 Rice salad - making rice salad is a good way to use the left over boiled rice and is a great dish to serve barbecue or take a picnic.
You must boil some rice and let it cool, or to use leftover rice. Do make the night before that you must serve for that rice, the tastes of other ingredients.?
Mix the cooked, cold rice with sweet corn, chopped peppers, chopped peppers, olives, olive oil, garlic, chopped, lime or lemon juice, and then, just before serving, stir in some cheese grated. Rice Salad with chopped pineapple, tuna, beans, vegetables and cashews may also be done. Search for rice recipes or make your own up.


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