Southern Rice Ring Food

RICE RING

Steps:

• Butter a 1 ½ quart ring mold generously.
• Pack firmly with hot rice and cover tightly with foil (rice may be prepared 1 hour ahead to this point and kept warm in a 250F oven).
• Invert onto a heated platter.

SOUTHERN RICE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and butter a ring mold.
• Cook rice in boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
• Saute onions in butter; add mushrooms and cook about ten minutes.
• Mix vegetables with rice and season to taste.
• Pack mixture into buttered ring mold and bake for 30 minutes.
• Turn out onto serving platter and serve as is or filled with whatever else you want.

SOUTHERN CHEESE RING

Steps:

• Place cheese, pecans and green onions in a large mixing bowl and stir to mix.
• Add mayonnaise and stir until throughly and evenly mixed. (May wish to use a hard, scoop type spatula.).
• Spray tube or bundt pan lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
• Scoop cheese mixture and place it into the pan, gently pressing mixture evenly around tube.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
• To serve:.
• Invert the ring onto a plate and drizzle raspberry chipotle sauce (I use Fischer Weiser "The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce) evenly over the ring. May add more sauce if needed. Garnish with parsley, fresh raspberries and/or sprigs of mint if desired. Also looks very pretty sitting on a bed of ruffled lettuce.
• NOTE: If the ring does not come out easily, run hot water in the kitchen sink and let the pan sit in water for a couple of minutes. Make sure the water is not too deep or it will run into the cheese ring!

WORLDS BEST SOUTHERN RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk and salt to boiling.
• Stir in rice; reduce heat.
• Simmer about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Cover; cook about 45 minutes or until milk is almost absorbed and rice is tender and creamy, stirring occasionally.
• Add vanilla, almond extract and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Pour into large bowl; cover.
• Refrigerate until chilled, about two hours.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• If serving with a sauce, spoon a little bit of the sauce into your serving dishes and layer it with tthe pudding.
• Doing that makes for a pretty visual effect to go along with the wonderful taste.

BEEF & BROCCOLI FRIED RICE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• To make the fried rice ring, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium high heat. Cook the red onions and bell pepper until softened and starting to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Stir in the peas, carrots and garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice, soy sauce and sesame oil and cook until rice is starting to become toasted.
• Make a well in the pan in the center or on the side and pour in the eggs. Scramble the eggs, then stir into the rice mixture. Stir in the scallions and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the rice into the prepared bundt pan and press with the back of a spoon to pack down and make even. Bake until the edges are crisp, about 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and set bundt aside to cool slightly.
• To make Beef and Broccoli, in a medium bowl, whisk to combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, water, soy sauce, sesame oil and light brown sugar. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine sliced steak with 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook steak, stirring occasionally, until browned and just cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from skillet and place in a bowl.
• Return wok or skillet to medium high heat and add remaining oil. Cook onions and broccoli until onions are softened and broccoli is tender crisp, about 5 minutes, then stir in beef. Pour in prepared water, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture. Bring to a simmer until thickened, about 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Unmold the fried rice ring onto a plate or platter and spoon the beef and broccoli into the center. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
• Equipment:.
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036C0PAO/.

SWEDISH RICE RING

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in water; set aside.
• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, bring rice, milk, sugar and salt to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cover; cook over low heat until rice is tender, about 15--20 minutes.
• Remove from heat; add gelatin, stirring until dissolved. Cover; chill until partially set.
• In a chilled bowl, whip cream until stiff; fold into the chilled rice mixture.
• Spoon into a 6-cup decorative or ring mold. Cover and chill until set, about 3 hours.
• To unmold, loosen edges with a spatuala and invert onto a serving platter. Serve with sweetened strawberries.