Smoky Orange Rice Rice Cooker Food

RESTAURANT-STYLE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, add onions and rice and sauté for 3 minutes then add jalapenos and sauté until rice is toasted, approximately 2-3 more minutes. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
• Stir in all remaining Rice ingredients (except for cilantro and lime juice garnish). Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to LOW. Simmer 12-15 minutes, or until water is evaporated and rice is tender, stirring once at 8 minutes and replacing lid.
• Once water is evaporated, remove from heat, stir, cover and let sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.
• Add cilantro and lime juice if desired and fluff with a fork. Taste and season with additional salt or lime juice if desired.

SMOKY ORANGE RICE - RICE COOKER

Steps:

• In your standard Rice Cooker place the rinsed Basmati rice using the cup provided.
• Fill up with water to the 2 cup level in the rice cooker.
• Add the saffron, butters, salt, pepper and onions to the cooker.
• Gentle stir.
• Turn the rice cooker on to the Cook cycle.
• When ready to serve, fluff and top with additional butter if desired.

ORANGE RICE - RICE COOKER

Steps:

• Place 2 cups of rice into your rice cooker - using the cup provided.
• Fill up with water to the 2 cup level in the rice cooker.
• Add the saffron, onion, salt, pepper & butter to the rice & water.
• Stir gently mixing it all together.
• Turn the rice cooker on to the Cook cycle.
• (This can be kept warm when the cooking cycle has finished for up to 2 hours.).
• When ready to serve, fluff and serve.

SMOKY SPICED VEGGIE RICE

Steps:

• Dry-fry the cashews in a large saucepan or casserole dish over a medium heat until golden brown. Remove from the heat, leave to cool, then roughly chop. Heat 1 tbsp oil in the same pan over a high heat, then fry the corn on each side for 20 seconds to char. Remove from the pan, set aside, then tip in the carrots and fry for 5 mins. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Heat the rest of the oil in the same pan over a medium heat and fry the onions and celery for 10 mins until soft and slightly coloured. Tip in the peppers and garlic, then fry for another 5 mins before adding the Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, chipotle paste and tomato purée. Fry for 1 min until the spices are fragrant, then add the cherry tomatoes and fry for another 2 mins.
• Stir in the kidney beans, canned tomatoes, rice, stock, vinegar and sugar, then stir until everything is combined. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and simmer with a lid on for 35-40 mins on a medium-low heat, stirring halfway through, until the rice is cooked and liquid absorbed.
• Slice the corn off the cob and mix it through the rice along with the carrots. Season and garnish with the spring onions and cashews.

SMOKY FRIED RICE

Steps:

• THAW frozen peas and carrots and drain; CHOP 1/2 cup white onions; SLICE 4 green onions thinly (if optional GROUP FOUR meat if used in recipe, TOSS meat in 1 teaspoon soy sauce with 1 pinch white pepper and 1 dash sesame oil (NOTE: If cooked diced ham is used in dish, no additional ingredients need to be added); SET aside.
• BEAT 2 eggs from GROUP TWO ingredients with 1 dash sesame oil, 1 dash soy sauce and 1 dash white pepper: SET aside.
• HEAT 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok, swirling oil carefully to coat wok surface (oil should be as hot as hot as possible without smoking); ADD 1/2 cup chopped white onions and 4 thinly sliced green onions, sauteeing 1 minute or lomger.
• REMOVE onions with deep-fry strainer; PLACE into medium bowl; SET aside, close to your working station.
• SWIRL 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok again; ADD beaten eggs; SCRAMBLE eggs lightly and quickly until they begin to puff, until just firm; REMOVE cooked egg and add to same bowl with cooked onions.
• POUR 1 tablespoon bacon drippings to the wok and swirl oil carefully; ADD cooked cold rice; STIR-FRY for 2 minutes.
• ADD 2/3 cup thawed strained peas and carrots (also add cooked meat or shrimp now if using); STIR to combine.
• RETURN cooked onions and egg to wok mixture; QUICKLY add 1 dash soy sauce soy sauce and 1 dash sesame oil, STIR-FRY 1 minute longer.
• SEASON rice to taste; GARNISH with red pepper flakes if desired.
• SERVE and enjoy!