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"OTCC - Ma Starshines baked rice" Posted by Starshine on 09-24-10 at 09:45 AM
Nothing too exciting, just two very nice recipes that I enjoy Ma Starshines baked rice Basic recipe 1 medium onion chopped 1 leek chopped 1 tbsp vegetable oil 200g/7oz rice (I have only ever used Basmati) 275ml/9.25floz Chicken Stock salt A dish with lid that you can use on the stovetop and in the oven. Preheat oven to 200 C. In a stovetop and oven proof caserole dish fry onion and leek in the oil until soft, add rice and fry for a couple of minutes then add salt and stock. Put lid on, put in oven and cook for 35 minutes. Take out of oven and remove lid. Stir. If there are grains of rice that look uncooked add a little boiling water and put the lid back on for five minutes. (generally you shouldn't need to do this). Serve. What I actually cook OK I don't do it quite as above, this is a great recipe for using spare veg and leftover ham, bacon, chicken, and/or turkey. In fact part of the reason that I buy a rotisserie chicken most weeks is to put it in this. The below is only a suggestion feel free to add or remove ingredients as you wish, I would only use two meats at most. 2 medium chopped onions 2 or 3 chopped leeks 1 tbsp vegetable oil Chopped mushrooms 1 chopped red bell pepper Chopped Ham Chopped Bacon Chopped Chicken Chopped Turkey 4 or 5 cloves 4 or 5 cardamom pods 300g rice (I have only ever used Basmati) 390ml Chicken Stock salt Fry the onions and leeks with the bacon, when half cooked throw in a handful of sliced mushrooms and a chopped red bell pepper, when the onion and leek are soft, stir in the rice as above and stir for a couple of minutes then throw in 4 or 5 cardamom pods and 4 or 5 cloves*, one chopped carrot, and poultry and/or ham with the stock. Then cook as above. A wonderful thing about this recipe is how customisable it is, feel free to add or remove ingredients and let me know how it goes. *Try to take out the cloves and cardamom pods before serving. Eton Mess Fresh strawberries, hulled (other summer fruits could be used, and whilst fresh is best defrosted frozen could be used). Apparently there aren't any fresh strawberries although I do have a couple of pounds in my fridge Icing sugar Double cream Meringues (crushed, but not too small, say roughly 1/2 inch cubes, not something to worry about too much though) Proportions roughly 3 cream, 3 strawberries. 1 meringue, sugar to taste not too much though. Whip cream until floppy, stir in fruit, icing sugar to taste and meringues. Put in bowls/glasses and serve. If you use plain yogurt then this is also good although a bit thicker. I have also stirred in some flavoured yogurt. If you want to make a coulis then this can look good lightly stirred through and swirled on the top. Lovely cheese Mooney Just another Sleeperbloke Two people IRL have told me that these recipes are a little dull, let me know if you agree and I can post a more complex one tomorrow