Solo Sweet Red Rice Food

CHARLESTON RED RICE

Steps:

• Fry bacon and remove from the pan:.
• Saute'onions and peppers in the bacon grease;.
• Add tomato paste water salt sugar and pepper.
• Cook uncovered slowly about 5 minutes and then add the rice another 5 minutes until mixture is bubbly then pour into the top section of a rice steamer or you can use a very large Pyrex dish.
• Pour mixture in and add the sausage and crumble up the bacon and mix into the rice mixture.
• Cover and bake for 35- 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees or steam in steamer.
• I bake it now days but the family recipe says to steam it.

SOLO SWEET ONION RICE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a small sauce pan that has a tight fitting cover.
• Add garlic and onion, and stir until the onion becomes transparent, but stop before the garlic starts to turn brown.
• Add rice and continue to sir until all the grains are coated in the olive oil.
• Add the chicken stock, lower the heat to barely on, and cover with a tight fitting lid.
• Keep pan over the low heat for exactly 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat but Do NOT peek, and let the pan sit for another 10 minutes.

SOLO SWEET AND TART MUSHROOM RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a medium sized pan until melted and saute the onion until nearly transparent.
• Add mushrooms and rice and stir until all the rice grains are coated in the oil/butter mixture.
• Add the chicken stock and cover with a tight fitting lid.
• Cook rice mixture covered over very low heat for 15 minutes and then let sit for another 10 minutes.
• DO NOT remove the lid.
• As soon as the rice starts to cook, put the diced garlic in a small dish and cover with the lemon juice.
• Set aside until the rice is ready to serve.
• After the waiting period, remove the cover from the rice pan, add the garlic and lemon juice and fluff before serving.

SWEET RICE

Steps:

• Put a little oil in bottom of pan (maybe about 1/2-1 tablespoon).
• Saute chopped onion until translucent. Add the chopped cilantro (no big stems) and saute a minute more.
• Add the rice, cooking until it is light brown (being careful not to burn).
• Combine the chicken broth and sugar, letting sugar dissolve. Then stir into rice until combined. Bring to a boil.
• Cover and let cook on low, med-low until rice is done, about 25-30 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

SOLO SWEET RED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil from the tomato in a small sauce pan that has a tight fitting lid.
• Add the butter and stir until melted.
• Add onion and saute until nearly transparent.
• add rice and stir until all the grains are coated with the oil/butter.
• Add the tomato, and chicken stock.
• Cover, reduce heat to the lowest level and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, but do NOT remove the cover.
• Allow to sit for another 15 minutes.