Corn And Rice Calas Food

RICE CALAS (NEW ORLEANS RICE FRITTERS) RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs until well beaten.
• Stir in the cooled rice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla, and baking powder.
• Add about 1 cup of flour or just enough flour to hold the batter together. It should be thick enough to drop from a spoon and stay together but not too thick.
• Heat oil in the deep fryer to 365 F.
• Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls or small cookie scoop into the hot oil.
• Fry in small batches for about 4 to 6 minutes, until golden brown and crisp, turning to brown evenly.
• Drain on paper towels and generously sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
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HOT CALAS

Steps:

• Fit a large Dutch oven with a deep-fry thermometer. Fill it halfway with vegetable oil and heat to 360 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix the rice with the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Sprinkle in the vanilla and mix in the eggs until combined.
• Working in batches, drop the batter by the tablespoonful into the hot oil. Fry until golden browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total.
• Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar while still hot. Serve hot with cane syrup for dunking.

CALAS (CREOLE RICE BEIGNETS)

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a small bowl. Add yeast and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add rice and stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature, about 10 minutes.
• Lightly mash the rice mixture, leaving some grains intact. Stir in eggs, raisins, salt, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix in flour and cashews until well incorporated. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
• Heat enough oil in a large saucepan to cover the beignets. Drop spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil; cook until browned, turning once, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Promptly sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

CREOLE CALAS (RICE FRITTERS)

Steps:

• Mix the yeast, 1 teaspoon of the sugar and water together. Let it proof for about 10 minutes until puffy.
• Whisk together the flour, remaining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in the proofed yeast, rice and egg; cover and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Preheat fryer to 375 degrees F.
• Scoop fritters using a spoon or a small cookie scoop and form into a ball. Gently transfer to fryer and fry until golden brown, turning once.
• Remove and drain on a rack over paper towels and serve warm, sprinkled generously with sifted powdered sugar, or drizzled with your favorite preserves, jam, or pure cane syrup (like Steen's brand) and with a piping hot cup of café au lait.

CALAS

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water and set aside. In a medium bowl, use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to combine the rice and eggs. Add 1 cup of the flour, the brown sugar, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Mix in up to 1 cup additional flour to make a batter that is thick but liquid enough to be dropped easily from a spoon. Add the yeast mixture and mix thoroughly. Cover with a clean dish towel and let stand overnight at room temperature.
• Place the oil in a 3-quart casserole or Dutch oven. Heat to 350 degrees. Drop heaping tablespoons of batter into the oil and fry until nicely browned. Drain on a double thickness of paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve while hot.

CORN AND RICE CALAS

Steps:

• Combine corn, egg, jalapeno, onion, and scallion, set aside.
• In another bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
• Mix well into the corn mixture.
• Stir in the rice, salt, cayenne and black pepper.
• Heat oil in large cast iron skillet on medium. Drop two or three at a time in 2 Tbls mounds, cook 3-4 minutes each side.

EASY RICE AND CORN

Steps:

• Make rice so that you have 2 cups cooked rice.
• Heat up corn, drain off the water, add the butter and the season salt to the hot corn.
• Mix the corn in the rice.
• Enjoy!

CORN AND RICE

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until the grease begins to render. Stir in the onion, bell pepper, and thyme; cook until the onion is nearly translucent. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the tomato sauce, browning sauce, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes; stir; simmer another 3 minutes. Add the corn; simmer another 3 minutes. Slowly pour the water into the mixture while stirring. Raise the heat to high and stir in the rice; bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until the rice has absorbed all the moisture, about 30 minutes; fluff with a fork to serve.

CALAS

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
• Thoroughly mix the rice and eggs together in a separate bowl.
• Add the dry ingredients to the rice and egg mixture.
• When thoroughly mixed, drop by spoonfuls into the hot deep fat (about 360 degrees F) and fry until brown.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve while hot.

CALAS FRIED RICE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup of water and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the rice, stir once, reduce the heat to low, and cover the pan, cooking 18 to 20 minutes or until the grains of rice are plump and fluff apart with a fork. Turn the rice out onto a parchment paper--lined baking sheet and cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to a plastic container (don't pack it in). Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 2 days.
• Pour enough peanut oil into a large pot to fill it to a 2 1/2- to 3-inch depth and bring to a temperature between 350°F and 360°F over medium heat. Line a plate with paper towels and set aside.
• While the oil heats up, place the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla on high speed until foamy and tripled in volume, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Sift in half of the dry ingredients, add the salt, and mix on low speed until only a few dry streaks remain. Sift in the remaining dry ingredients and mix on low speed for a few turns, then add the rice and mix until the fritter batter just comes together into a loose, roughly textured ball.
• Once your oil is hot, dip a teaspoon in the hot oil, then into the batter and scoop out a heaping teaspoonful. Hold the spoon close to the oil and let the batter roll off and into the oil. Repeat with the remaining batter; using a slotted spoon, turn and baste the fritters occasionally, allowing them to become golden brown on all sides. (Fry the fritters in two batches if your pot becomes overcrowded.) If the temperature of the oil dips below 350°F, increase the heat to medium-high. Once the fritters are golden brown, transfer them to the prepared plate to cool slightly. Serve on a small plate drizzled with lots of cane syrup.

BAKED CORN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the rice in boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes, drain and set aside until needed.
• Saute the onions in butter until soft then add the sweet peppers, mushrooms and drained corn, jalapeno peppers, salt and pepper, cooking on low for 5 minutes.
• Mix the cooked rice, vegetables, grated cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and sour cream together, blend well.
• Pour into a greased 8 x 14 casserole dish and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese bake for 1 hour.