Rice Dishes
Dirty Rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white rice
- 3 cups chicken stock or water
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 1/2 cups diced white onion
- 1 cup diced green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 pound pork sausage meat
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
Directions
- Cook rice in pot with chicken stock or water according to package directions.
- Saute garlic, onions and bell peppers in vegetable oil until soft for about 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and cayenne and add to rice. Cook sausage in saute pan and add to rice.
- Mix rice well and let simmer on lowest heat for an additional 30 minutes, stirring continuously, until flavors meld.
- Garnish with chopped green onions.
Spanish Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- In a deep skillet over medium heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic until tender; remove from skillet and set aside. Add remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to skillet and swirl to coat. Add rice and saute until brown.
- Add the onion mixture back to the skillet and stir in water and tomatoes. Season with chili powder, cumin and salt. Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed
Fried Rice
This recipe was created on one of those "nothing sounds good for dinner" nights. Other than the fact that this is a really tasty meal, the thing I love about his Fried Rice recipe is that all the ingredients with the exception of the mushrooms and the cilantro, are always available in my refrigerator/pantry.
My kids really liked this recipe and I often make it to have in the house as a snack for them. Teen-aged boys can eat. This is a VERY inexpensive meal or snack and it is a healthy one too!
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 stalk of celery, diced
- 1/2 of a medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 green onions, diced (top and bottom)
- 4 mushrooms, diced (I used Baby Bella mushrooms)
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 Tbs. sesame oil
- 3 Tbs. soy sauce
- 4 Tbs. oyster sauce
- cilantro to taste (optional)
- Cayenne pepper to taste – may use any hot pepper (optional)
- 2 1/2 cups salted water (for rice)
- 1 1/4 cup Jasmine rice – or other white rice (I use Trader Joe's Jasmine Rice)
Directions
- Cook rice according to package directions
- Heat a large skillet and then add sesame oil, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, green onions, and mushrooms.
- Saute until vegetables are tender.
- Move vegetables to side and add beaten egg till cooked mixing with vegetables and making sure that nothing is sticking to pan. (add a bit of sesame oil if pan is too dry)
- When rice is cooked (usually 20 minutes for white rice), fluff in pot and then transfer to the skillet. Mix with vegetables and egg.
- Add soy sauce and oyster sauce and mix well into rice.
- If you would like your fried rice a bit spicy, add hot pepper to taste.
- Garnish with cilantro (optional)