Toasted Rice Food

TOASTED RICE

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Stir in 2 cups converted long-grain rice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring, until the rice is golden, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups each chicken broth and water; bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over low heat, 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in chopped scallions and parsley.

OVEN TOASTED RICE

Steps:

• Scatter rice into a baking dish and place into a moderate oven to toast lightly, add butter, mix until melted and return to oven for 2-3 minutes.
• Carefully pour in heated stock and wine, stir through.
• Cover & cook in the oven for 25 minutes.
• Loosen the rice with a fork, add shallots and soy sauce and toss through; season well.
• Return to oven to partially soften the shallots and evaporate any remaining liquid before serving.

TOASTED RICE

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-high heat.
• Stir in 2 cups converted long-grain rice, 1 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring until the rice is golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add 2 cups each chicken broth and water, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over low heat, 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in chopped scallions and parsley.

TOASTED ALMOND FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. of the oil in large skillet or wok. Add egg; stir-fry 1 to 2 min. or until set. Remove egg from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add 1 Tbsp. of the remaining oil to same skillet; heat 30 sec. Add almonds, green onions and garlic; stir-fry 2 to 3 min. or until almonds are lightly toasted. Remove from skillet. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in same skillet. Add rice; stir-fry 3 min.
• Return egg and almond mixture to skillet. Add peas, water chestnuts, pimientos, soy sauce and sugar; mix well. Cook until heated through, stirring constantly.

TOASTED RICE CAKES

Steps:

• Place the rice in a large bowl filled with water. Stir well, then drain. Repeat 2 more times, then let the rice drain in a strainer, 30 to 60 minutes.
• Place the rice in a covered pot with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook until the rice quietly crackles, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let steam, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove the cover, place a towel over the pot and put cover on top of it and let steam 15 minutes.
• To shape the cakes, pack a cylindrical half-cup measure to the top with the rice. Then remove the mounded rice by running a knife around the inside of the cylinder. Repeat with the remaining rice to make 8 cakes.
• Place the sesame seeds on a plate. Press both sides of each cake into the seeds. Coat a large pan with canola oil over medium heat and fry the cakes, drizzling a teaspoon of sesame oil over each cake.
• Reduce heat to medium low and fry the cakes for 20 minutes. Turn, add a little more canola oil to the pan and fry 20 minutes more. Drizzle each cake with a teaspoon of lemon juice before serving.

TOASTED COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Boil the kettle. Wash the rice 3 times in cold water, draining each time to remove the starch, then tip into a large saucepan with a well-fitting lid. Add the coconut milk, lime leaves and 1 tsp salt, then stir.
• Pour over enough boiling water to just cover the rice. Cover, bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and leave the rice to steam with the lid on for 20 mins. Run a fork through the rice to fluff it up, then scatter over the toasted coconut just before serving.

TOASTED RICE POWDER

Steps:

• Toast rice in a dry small heavy skillet over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until golden, 5 to 7 minutes (skillet will smoke), then cool. Grind to a powder with mortar and pestle.

KHAO KHUA (TOASTED-STICKY RICE POWDER)

Steps:

• Put the rice in a bowl, add enough water to cover by an inch or so, and let the rice soak at room temperature for at least 4 hours or overnight. (If you're in a rush, you can soak the rice in hot tap water for as little as 2 hours.) Drain the rice very well, then lay the rice out on kitchen towels until it's dry to the touch.
• Your goal is to toast the rice slowly so the grains toast all the way through before getting too dark on the outside, stirring constantly so the grains cook evenly. Put the rice in a large dry frying pan or wok and set the pan over medium-low to low heat.
• Cook, stirring almost constantly, until the rice is evenly golden brown. After 15 minutes or so, you should see the grains begin to change color. After 30 minutes or so, the grains will have turned light golden brown. After 45 minutes to 1 hour, they will be golden brown, close to the color of peanut butter, and have a very toasty aroma. Ideally, every grain will be the same color, but you'll inevitably have some grains that are slightly darker or lighter.
• Let the toasted rice cool slightly, then grind it in a spice grinder (or even better, in a burr grinder), in batches if necessary, until you have a powder with the texture of coarse sand or kosher salt.
• The powder keeps for several months in an airtight container in a cool, dry place (not the fridge), though the flavor will begin to deteriorate after several weeks.