Nice And Easy Rice And Vermicelli Food

THE PERFECT EGYPTIAN RICE WITH VERMICELLI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add vermicelli; cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour in rice and salt; stir until coated with oil.
• Reduce heat to low. Cook the rice mixture, stirring constantly, until rice turns pasty white, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Stir water into the rice mixture. Cover; cook until most of the water is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off heat; let sit until remaining water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.

QUICK CHINESE-STYLE VERMICELLI (RICE NOODLES)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add rice noodles, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until al dente; do not overcook, or they will become mushy. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until tender. Stir in noodles, and season with soy sauce, chili sauce, salt and pepper. Sprinkle top with chopped green onion.

NICE AND EASY RICE AND VERMICELLI

Steps:

• In medium sized pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
• add onions and saute until softened.
• add garlic and cook until just fragrant.
• add rice/spaghetti and saute until golden in color.
• stir in the stock and bring to a boil.
• cook on low heat until rice mixture has absorbed all the liquid, approximately 15-20 minutes.
• adjust seasonings to your taste.
• add the parsley and fluff with fork to combine.
• serve immediately.

RICE AND VERMICELLI (RICE-A-RONI)

Steps:

• I make the noodle / rice blend up in a big batch ahead of time, and then measure out 3/4 cup when I want to use it. Simply mix equal amounts of noodles and rice. To make a single serving, I pour rice halfway to the 3/4 mark in my pyrex measuring cup, and then fill it the rest of the way with the pasta. Very easy.
• Heat the butter in a skillet. Add 3/4 cup of the rice/noodle mix, and brown, stirring frequently for a minute or two.
• Add the water, gravy mix, onion, and parsley. Heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.

VERMICELLI WITH LEEKS, AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Cut off roots and leaf ends from leeks; discard any tough outer leaves.
• Cut each leek lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide slices.
• Place leeks in large bowl of cold water; with hand, swish leeks around to remove sand.
• Transfer leeks to colander. Repeat process, changing water several times, until all sand is removed.
• Drain well.
• Heat large saucepot of salted water to boiling over high heat; add vermicelli and cook according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt margarine or butter over medium-high heat.
• Add leeks, green onions, shallots, garlic, both black & red peppers, and 3/4 teaspoon salt, and cook until vegetables are tender and golden, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Add broth, half-and-half and cheese; cook 1 minute.
• Drain vermicelli or spaghettini well; return to saucepot.
• Add leek mixture and toss well to coat.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• This dish would go well with a nice robust wine, a loaf of bread(so as to sop up the sauce)and sliced tomatoes with avocados.

VERMICELLI WITH CHICKEN IN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and saute chicken until cooked. Remove and set a side.
• Combine broth, honey and soy sauce. Whisk in cornstarch and peanut butter.Cook and stir until just thickened.
• Stir in onions, pepper, and chicken.
• Cook vermicelli according to package directions.
• Spoon chicken mixture over noodles and top with parsley.

SPICY VERMICELLI

Steps:

• Boil the vermicelli with half the oil for 8-10 minutes then drain.
• Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic for 1 minute or so before adding the chorizo and mushrooms. Fry for about 4 minutes then add the chillies and fry for a further minutes.
• Toss the mixture into the pasta and pile onto serving plates. Scatter over parmesan, extra chillies and garnish with anchovies.
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VEGETABLE RICE WITH VERMICELLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• First you will need to get out a 3 or 4 quart casserole or baking dish that has a lid.
• Take 1 of the 3 tablespoons of butter, and rub it along the inside of your dish.
• Add uncooked rice and set aside.
• In a pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter, and add spaghetti pieces and toss occasionally until nice and brown.
• Do not burn them!
• but allow them to get nice and brown; Add to rice.
• In same pan, add olive oil, and heat over medium high heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery to pan and saute for approx 7-8 minutes until all are slightly tender.
• Add mixture to dish with rice and vermicelli.
• Put vegetable broth and water in a saucepan and heat until slightly boiling.
• Add bouillon cubes and turn down heat, stirring until cubes dissolve completely.
• Pour broth mixture over rice and vegetables and stir through.
• Add bay leaf.
• Cover with lid, and put in your preheated oven.
• You will need to cook this approximately 40-55 minutes, depending on your oven.
• (I say this, because when I came up with this dish I was at school and it took 50-55 minutes and here at home it took about 45 minutes) Please watch after 40 minutes.
• Broth will absorb and rice should be soft.
• Remove from oven and let sit, covered for 15 minutes.
• Remove lid, and remove bay leaves.
• Serve!

VERMICELLI RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add vermicelli; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Add rice, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes., Fluff with a fork. If desired, top with chives.