Rice With Onion And Bay Leaf Food

RICE WITH ONION AND BAY LEAF

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan, and add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the onion is wilted. Add the rice, and stir to coat the grains.
• Add the broth and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil and cover. Cook exactly 17 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter.

RICE WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• In a saucepan or sturdy casserole dish, heat the butter and oil. When hot, add the onions, and saute over medium to high heat 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the thyme, bay leaves and rice, mixing until the rice is coated with butter and oil.
• Add the chicken stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a strong boil, stirring occasionally, over high heat. Then reduce the heat to very low, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook about 20 minutes.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and remove bay leaf. Serve immediately with mussels.

MEXICAN RED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onion is soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice, achiote powder, and bay leaf. Cook and stir until the rice is opaque, about 2 minutes,
• Add the tomatoes and broth, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the liquid evaporates to just below the level of the rice, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to the low, cover, and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover, fluff with a fork and serve with Chocolate Chicken Mole, if desired.

BAY LEAF RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Cook bay leaves in oil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, turning over occasionally, until leaves are lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until pale golden, about 30 seconds. Add rice, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring gently to avoid breaking bay leaves, 1 minute. Add water and broth and bring to a full boil, uncovered, over high heat. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, then reduce heat to low and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and discard bay leaves.

BASMATI RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat chicken stock in a saucepan until boiling; keep hot until ready to use.
• Heat vegetable oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and bay leaf in the hot oil until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir basmati rice into onion mixture until rice is coated with oil.
• Pour hot chicken stock into the rice mixture. Season with salt; stir.
• Bring rice mixture to a boil; cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue simmering until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. Add butter and fluff the rice with a fork.

RICE WITH ONIONS, GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Combine the first 4 ingredients in a food processor and puree.
• Put the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add the rice, stirring for a few minutes.
• Stir in all but 1 tablespoon of the onion mixture, add the salt and pepper, and cook for a couple minutes stirring.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Cover and turn heat to medium/low cooking until liquid is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes.
• Stir in the reserved tablespoon of the onion mixture and serve.

GREEN RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onions and parsley in oil and butter for 1 minute or until tender.
• Add rice; cook over medium heat until rice is coated with oil and translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in broth, cayenne pepper and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer for 18-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Discard bay leaf.

SPICED BASMATI RICE WITH LENTILS AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt butter in 10-inch-diameter oven-proof nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions and stir 1 minute. Cover and cook until onions are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Uncover and sauté until onions are deep golden, about 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Spread onions in even layer in same skillet; set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook lentils in pot of boiling water until almost tender but still firm to bite, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Combine 2 1/2 cups water, cardamom, allspice, bay leaf and salt in heavy medium saucepan; bring to boil. Add rice and lentils; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Discard cardamom, allspice and bay leaf.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon rice mixture atop onions in skillet, pressing with back of spoon to compact rice; smooth top. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cool. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
• Cover skillet tightly with double layer of foil. Bake rice mixture until heated through, about 35 minutes. Remove foil; let stand 5 minutes. Place plate over skillet; invert skillet, releasing rice and onions onto plate and scraping any onions remaining in skillet onto rice. Spoon rice and onions onto plates and serve.

TURMERIC RICE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tbsp butter in saucepan, add onion and garlic, cook until softened.
• Add rice and turmeric; stir to coat.
• Add remaining ingredients,bring to boil, cover and simmer 17 minutes.
• Stir in remaining butter, remove bay leaf, serve.