Rice is often combined with a variety of spices and additives, with a rich taste. The reason for this is simple - rice grains are neutral in themselves, and therefore perfectly absorb the tastes of all those additives that you decide to put to them. Below we will prepare several variants of rice for garnish to prove the versatility of this product.
How correctly to cook rice for garnish?
You will no longer have to eat lumpy coarse grains, because we have a simple scheme for cooking friable rice for a garnish. We will not leave this rice fresh, but add a few standard aromatic herbs like basil, oregano and thyme, and put garlic cloves to it.
Ingredients:
- rice - 1 item;
- butter - 10 g;
- garlic - 2 teeth;
- leaves of basil - 4-5 pieces;
- on a pinch of dried thyme and oregano.
Preparation
In the recipe for crumbly rice, it is customary to rinse the grains before proceeding to cooking them, thanks to the preliminary washing we get rid of the excess starch that makes the croup sticky. Melt the butter and fry garlic on it until it emits fragrance. Add to the garlic washed rice grains and mix everything together. Pour a couple of glasses of water and add chopped fragrant herbs. Cover the dishes with rice lid and leave over medium heat for 15 minutes. When all moisture is absorbed, remove the container from the heat and leave the rice without opening for another 5 minutes.
By analogy, you can also prepare rice for a garnish in a multivariate, especially if your device is equipped with a special "Rice" mode. Set this mode and leave the rump for 25-30 minutes.
Tasty rice for garnish to chicken
The most rich variety of rice recipes is Indian cuisine. Its recipes combine sharp, sweetish and sour tastes. The recipe for this tomato rice, ideally suited to chicken and meat, is not considered an exception.
Ingredients:
- rice - 1 1/2 items;
- tomatoes - 460 g;
- onion - 90 g;
- a handful of green onions;
- dried chilli powder, turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon;
- handful of peanuts;
- Ground curry - 1 teaspoon;
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Preparation
Spasseruyte pieces of onions and add to them finely chopped peanuts. After half a minute, mix the roast with chilli, turmeric, curry and mustard seeds, and when you hear the aromas of spices, add chopped tomatoes. Give the tomato slices to disperse into the sauce. Mix the sauce with raw rice and pour the croup with three glasses of water. Cover the dishes and leave on medium heat for 20 minutes or until the moisture has completely absorbed.
Rice with vegetables for garnish
Rice and vegetables are the simplest combination that is suitable for serving any meat. Below we will learn how to cook rice in the Mexican manner.
Ingredients:
For rice:
- rice - 2 items;
- tomato puree - 785 g;
- garlic - 4 teeth;
- onion - 80 g;
- a handful of green peas;
- a handful of red beans;
- cinnamon sticks;
- hot chilli - to taste.
For salsa:
- tomatoes - 115 g;
- sweet pepper - 45 g;
- a handful of green coriander;
- a pinch of sugar;
- lemon juice - 30 ml.
Preparation
After rinsing rice, soak it in cold water for about 10 minutes. Proceed to the passage of vegetables. On vegetable oil, slice the onions and sweet peppers. Add peas, tomato puree, cinnamon and chili. In the finale, put the garlic and wait for it to release its fragrance. Crush and mix together all the ingredients of salsa, sprinkle everything with sugar, pour lemon juice and add to the frying pan. Next, pour the washed rice and pour 4 cups of water. Leave the rice under the lid for 12-15 minutes until the grains are soft, and all excess moisture will not absorb. Ready-made garnish from rice comes to fish and meat dishes.