Special Fried Rice Rachael Rays Food

SPECIAL FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat, cover and cook over medium low heat until tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Spread rice out on a cookie sheet to quick cool it.
• Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet or large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add egg to hot oil and break into small bits as it scrambles. When eggs are scrambled, add garlic and ginger to the pan. Add carrots, pepper, scallions to the pan and quick stir-fry veggies 2 minutes. Add rice to the pan and combine with veggies. Fry rice with veggies 2 or 3 minutes. Add peas and soy sauce to the rice and stir fry 1 minute more, then serve.

SPECIAL FRIED RICE (RACHAEL RAY'S)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• Add rice, reduce heat, cover and cook over medium low heat until tender, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Spread rice out on a cookie sheet to quick cool it.
• (If you have leftover rice you can really speed this dish up).
• Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet or large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Add oil to the pan.
• Add egg to hot oil and break into small bits as it scrambles.
• When eggs are scrambled, add garlic and ginger to the pan.
• (If you happen to be out of ginger like I was once, you can add some terriyaki sauce).
• Add carrots, pepper, scallions to the pan and quick stir-fry veggies 2 minutes.
• Add rice to the pan and combine with veggies.
• Fry rice with veggies 2 or 3 minutes.
• Add peas and soy sauce to the rice and stir fry 1 minute more, then serve.

SPECIAL RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan. Add butter, cumin, raisins, currants, zest, and rice. Stir the rice and return to a rolling boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add chives. Fluff rice with fork and transfer to a serving dish. Cover rice liberally with toasted sliced almonds or smoked almonds.

CUBAN SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN AND SOFFRITO RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat medium pot with tight fitting lid over medium high heat. Add oil and bacon and brown bacon. Add onions and peppers and saute 5 minutes. Bring broth to a boil. Add rice. Cover the pot and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 15 to 18 minutes, until rice is tender.
• For pork, cut 4 slits into each loin and nest garlic and bay into meat. Place meat on nonstick baking sheet. Combine the spices. Coat meat with oil. Rub spices over the pork tenderloins and place in oven. Roast meat 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Let juices redistribute, then slice and serve with soffrito rice and garnishes of chopped tropical fruit or chopped cilantro and scallions.
• Suggested drink: mojitos!

CHARRED CHILI RELLENO WITH GREEN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler or grill pan to high.
• Heat about 3 1/2 cups stock in a sauce pot with a bay leaf to boiling. Add rice, cover pot reduce heat to low and simmer 18 minutes until tender.
• Place poblanos under broiler or on hot grill and char evenly all over, 15 minutes.
• While peppers and rice are working, scrape the corn off the cobs or defrost frozen corn and dry by spreading out on clean kitchen towel. Heat 2 tablespoons light oil in a skillet over high heat. When the oil smokes or ripples add corn, onion, jalapenos and toss until the vegetables char at edges and onions are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high and add in garlic, fire roasted tomatoes and season with cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook another minute or 2 then turn pan off.
• Place the cilantro, spinach, scallions, lime zest, half a cup of stock and a tablespoon of oil in food processor and process into coarse green paste. Stir into your rice pot in the last 3 to 4 minutes of its cooking time.
• Sprinkle the lime juice over the corn mixture.
• Split the charred peppers open but not in half with small sharp knife then scoop out the seeds with a small spoon. Place peppers in a shallow flameproof baking dish and stuff each split pepper with lots of the corn mix, top each pepper with 1/4 cup cheese and place back under broiler to melt and char the cheese.
• Serve peppers on beds of green rice. Yum-o!

RACHAEL RAY'S BARBECUED SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and peppers and saute for 5 minutes or until onions are golden. Add black beans, corn, salt and pepper to taste. After the corn has heated through add the BBQ sauce. Stir to combine and serve garnished with the parsley.

RACHAEL RAY'S ITALIAN FISH 'N' CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 500 degrees.
• Halve the potatoes lengthwise, then cut each half into 5 wedges. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with about 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the crushed garlic to the potatoes and sprinkle with the rosemary; season with salt and pepper. Toss the potatoes and garlic to evenly coat in the olive oil and seasonings, then roast for 25 minutes or until tender and golden at the edges.
• Once the potatoes have cooked for about 12 minutes, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
• Combine the cornmeal, flour, cheese and the lemon zest on a plate, and coat the fish evenly. Add the fish to the skillet skin side up and cook until deeply golden brown on both sides, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes total.
• While the fish cooks combine the tomatoes, parsley, scallions, lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil in a small bowl. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve the fish with a little of the sauce on top and with the potatoes alongside.

RACHAEL RAY'S PHILLY CHEESESTEAK

Steps:

• Heat a medium saucepan over medium high heat.
• Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan.
• Add onions and season with salt and pepper or steak seasoning blend.
• Cook onions, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until onions are soft and caramel in color.
• Heat a heavy griddle pan over medium high to high heat.
• Wipe griddle with a drizzle of oil using a paper towel.
• Sear and cook thin sliced steaks until brown but not crisp, about 2 minutes on each side.
• Cook steaks in single layers in 2 batches and tenderize by cutting into meat with the side of your spatula while they cook.
• When the steaks are browned, just before you remove them from heat, sprinkle them with garlic salt and pepper.
• When all of the steaks are cooked, line each of your split rolls with 2 slices of provolone cheese.
• Pile 1/4 of your meat and onions on to the griddle and mix together with your spatula.
• Pile the meat and onions into rolls on top of the cheese.
• The heat from the meat and onions will melt the cheese.
• Repeat for remaining servings and serve.

RACHAEL RAY'S CAESAR-FILLED FRICOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• On a large nonstick baking sheet, place about 2 tablespoons of the grated cheese in circles about 4 inches across. Place the baking sheet into the oven until the cheese melts and turns golden brown, about 5-7 minutes.
• While the cheese rounds are in the oven, set up 8 small cups or bowls on your countertop upside down.
• Once the cheese is golden, quickly remove the tray from the oven and, using a small knife or spatula, lift up the cheese rounds and place them over the inverted cups or bowls and allow them to cool. On the show she used an empty egg container but you could also use mini muffin tins.
• While the cheese bowls are cooling, combine the lettuce, anchovy paste, lemon juice and Parmigiano in a mixing bowl. Season with salt, freshly ground black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil, and toss to combine.
• When the cheese cups are completely cooled, arrange them on a serving platter and fill each one with a small scoop of the Caesar salad. Serve immediately.