Post by benshelpmeet on Sept 12, 2006 18:36:09 GMT -5
We eat a lot of rice here, especially brown rice, and one of our favorites is to make fried rice. It's really simple.
I use leftover cooked rice. I also cook rice and freeze it just for this use.
I put olive oil and butter, about 1/4 cup each, into an iron skillet.
I add a couple table spoons of sesame oil to that and about
1/2 onion chopped, about
1/3 cup sliced almonds, and
a couple cloves of crushed garlic.
When the onion is translucent,
I take about 4 cups of cooked rice and put it in the skillet and
add salt and pepper.
I let the rice get hot and
add 2 or 3 eggs that I've beaten slightly, and
stir that all together until the egg is done. (You really won't be able to see it anymore if you mixed it well.
It makes the fried rice have a creamier texture.)
Then I put in soy sauce, as much as you like really of that.
Creamy Coliflower
1 bag of frozen cauliflower florets
1 stick of butter
4-6 ounces of cream cheese
6 strips of bacon fried crisp & crumbled
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
chopped green onions
How to Prepare:
Boil cauliflower until VERY soft.
Then drain well. Mash Cauliflower, add butter and cream cheese.
Place in a serving dish. Sprinkle with bacon bits, cheddar cheese and scallions.
Warm to melt cheese.
Here's how I do fried rice:
I nearly always have some cooked rice in the freezer, usually brown rice, so I let that thaw. (Don't thaw it in the microwave. That just cooks it further and it's all gummy then.) But you need cooked rice to do this, so you may want to cook it when you get ready to make fried rice. White rice will also work.
I put about 3 T. of olive oil and a t. of sesame oil in an iron skillet. To that I add a handful of sliced almonds, a couple cloves of chopped garlic, and a half a chopped onion. I let that cook till the onion is clear. To that I add about 3 cups of cooked rice, and stir it till the rice is hot. Then I add 3 eggs and mix those in very well. You won't even see the eggs by the time it's done. At the end, I splash in some soy sauce to taste, and salt and pepper to taste.
This is a really fast way to add variety to meals and they don't have to be Chinese meals, either. We use fried rice for a lot of different mealtimes.
Singapore Noodles
3 or 4 packs of Ramen noodles
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 onion cut into 1/4 inch long thin strips
1 teaspoon of chilli powder
1 red pepper cut into same strips
1 yellow pepper cut in the same way ( can use green)
1 zucchini cut into strips
about half a cupful chicken, beef, or whatever
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of sesame oil (optional)
Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the packet (leaving out the flavouring packet) which is usually very chemical based (if you don't mind that it is a very cheap way of making soup for another time).
Cook the onions and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes and then add the chilli and stir in well. Add your vegetables and soy sauce and cook for a few moments until slightly softened and then add the meat of your choice ( make sure chicken is in thin pieces or pre cooked and diced) and stir fry for another 10 minutes or so before adding the noodles and combining well (you may want to cut them up if they are very long). At the last minute sprinkle the sesame oil over the dish and serve at once. This goes very well with a fresh salad of lettuce and herbs.
Here is a family favorite!
Green bean and corn cassarole
5 cans green beans (drained rensed well)
2 cans corn drained
1 reg. size can of cream of celery
1 cup sour cream
1 cup of cheese ( grated mild cheddar)
salt and peper to taste
Mix well pour into a 9x13 cassarole dish bake at 350 for aprox 30 min until heated through.
I use leftover cooked rice. I also cook rice and freeze it just for this use.
I put olive oil and butter, about 1/4 cup each, into an iron skillet.
I add a couple table spoons of sesame oil to that and about
1/2 onion chopped, about
1/3 cup sliced almonds, and
a couple cloves of crushed garlic.
When the onion is translucent,
I take about 4 cups of cooked rice and put it in the skillet and
add salt and pepper.
I let the rice get hot and
add 2 or 3 eggs that I've beaten slightly, and
stir that all together until the egg is done. (You really won't be able to see it anymore if you mixed it well.
It makes the fried rice have a creamier texture.)
Then I put in soy sauce, as much as you like really of that.
Creamy Coliflower
1 bag of frozen cauliflower florets
1 stick of butter
4-6 ounces of cream cheese
6 strips of bacon fried crisp & crumbled
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
chopped green onions
How to Prepare:
Boil cauliflower until VERY soft.
Then drain well. Mash Cauliflower, add butter and cream cheese.
Place in a serving dish. Sprinkle with bacon bits, cheddar cheese and scallions.
Warm to melt cheese.
Here's how I do fried rice:
I nearly always have some cooked rice in the freezer, usually brown rice, so I let that thaw. (Don't thaw it in the microwave. That just cooks it further and it's all gummy then.) But you need cooked rice to do this, so you may want to cook it when you get ready to make fried rice. White rice will also work.
I put about 3 T. of olive oil and a t. of sesame oil in an iron skillet. To that I add a handful of sliced almonds, a couple cloves of chopped garlic, and a half a chopped onion. I let that cook till the onion is clear. To that I add about 3 cups of cooked rice, and stir it till the rice is hot. Then I add 3 eggs and mix those in very well. You won't even see the eggs by the time it's done. At the end, I splash in some soy sauce to taste, and salt and pepper to taste.
This is a really fast way to add variety to meals and they don't have to be Chinese meals, either. We use fried rice for a lot of different mealtimes.
Singapore Noodles
3 or 4 packs of Ramen noodles
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 onion cut into 1/4 inch long thin strips
1 teaspoon of chilli powder
1 red pepper cut into same strips
1 yellow pepper cut in the same way ( can use green)
1 zucchini cut into strips
about half a cupful chicken, beef, or whatever
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of sesame oil (optional)
Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the packet (leaving out the flavouring packet) which is usually very chemical based (if you don't mind that it is a very cheap way of making soup for another time).
Cook the onions and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes and then add the chilli and stir in well. Add your vegetables and soy sauce and cook for a few moments until slightly softened and then add the meat of your choice ( make sure chicken is in thin pieces or pre cooked and diced) and stir fry for another 10 minutes or so before adding the noodles and combining well (you may want to cut them up if they are very long). At the last minute sprinkle the sesame oil over the dish and serve at once. This goes very well with a fresh salad of lettuce and herbs.
Here is a family favorite!
Green bean and corn cassarole
5 cans green beans (drained rensed well)
2 cans corn drained
1 reg. size can of cream of celery
1 cup sour cream
1 cup of cheese ( grated mild cheddar)
salt and peper to taste
Mix well pour into a 9x13 cassarole dish bake at 350 for aprox 30 min until heated through.