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Mushroom risotto I like risotto slightly runny/soupy. You can adjust recipe if you like tight or runny risotto by respectively reducing or increasing liquid to your taste. 2 ounces dried porcini 1 Tbsp EVOO 1 cup 1/4 inch diced onions 1/2 tsp salt + more 1/4 tsp ground white pepper 1/4 tsp...

A good way to use up leftover jambalaya! Serve with Creole sauce for dipping. Cajuncini Makes about eight 2-inch balls 2 cups leftover jambalaya 3 eggs 8 cubes, 3/8 inch or so, of a firm cheese, Muenster, Monteray Jack, Cheddar, Mozzarella, etc. 1/2 cup flour 1 to 1-1/2 cups unseasoned bread...

Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya Makes 3-4 meal servings Courtesy of Chef Paul Prudhomme, with some modifications Ingredients 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 1/2 pound tasso (cured/smoked ham may be substititued), 3/4 pound boneless chicken thigths 1 cup finely chopped celery, divided 1 cup finely chopped...

A simple rice pudding with delicious creamy mascarpone and a crispy caramel top. Ingredients (per individual serving) 25g pudding rice (use any risotto rice) 150ml milk 1 heaped tsp mascarpone 1 tsp honey (or to taste) Sugar Method Simmer the rice and milk together until the rice is tender...

Purple rice and blue eggs without using artificial food colouring is a simple trick. Boil some red cabbage, don’t add anything to the water. Drain off the water and reserve. The water will be dark blue. Use the water to cook rice and the rice will turn purple. Place the water in a beaker and add...

Kedgeree is an Anglo Indian fusion dish traditionally eaten for breakfast. It is traditionally made with smoked haddock and was a popular breakfast dish in Edwardian England. The dish is thought to have been adapted from the a traditional mix of rice and lentils known in Indian cuisine as...

I discovered this idea quite by accident while surfing around on You Tube, and decided to create my own Onigirazu — basically sushi rice wrapped with a nori sheet to form a pocket, with whatever inside the rice that stirs your fancy. It’s something new in the world of Japanese eating, and so...

WILD RICE SOUP Serves 8 Ingredients 1/3 cup uncooked wild rice 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 quart water 1 medium onion, chopped 1 celery rib, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, finely chopped 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3 cups chicken broth 2 cups half-and-half cream 1/2 teaspoon dried...

This aromatic rice dish makes a great side dish but it would also be lovely with a fried or poached egg on top if you want to make it a main. I served it with chicken in smoky roasted pepper sauce. Ingredients (serves 2) 100g basmati or long grain rice 1 tbsp ghee 1/2 a large onion, finely...

Hogfish poke (serves 3-4 as a meal) Substitute fluke, snapper, black grouper, monkfish, any firm, white-fleshed fish suitable for sushi Ingredients 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar Rounded 1/8 cup plus 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more 1 cup...

Congee 10 oz Ground Pork 1/2 cup Sushi Rice 3 to 3-1/2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth Congee Spice Mix 2 scallions/green onions 1 bunch Cilantro 2 cloves Black Garlic (the heads I get are 1.25 to 1.5 inch in size, I use the whole head) 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce 2 tsp Chinese Black Vinegar 1...

Rosewater adds a lovely perfumed taste to this creamy rice pudding. I’ve used a conservative amount of sugar here as I really don’t have a sweet tooth - but obviously you can add more, to taste. This pudding can be served warm or cold. Ingredients (serves 2) 50 g short grain pudding rice (or...

Living this close to the Gulf of Mexico means beautiful, plump, salty fresh oysters. If you are brave you can shuck your own or purchase by the pint or 1/2 gallon already shucked. Use Louisiana oysters. Shop a local seafood market or grocery store. They are more likely to carry Louisiana...

Mama Paul's Old School Rice Dressing. Mama Paul was my paternal grandmother. This is how she made rice dressing. This is a big batch recipe. A good rice dressing mix is labor intensive so make a lot and freeze the meat mixture. INGREDIENTS 3 lbs. ground pork or fresh pork sausage removed...

The ultimate in Asian comfort food...but also happens to be delicious in my opinion. Eaten any time of day, especially breakfast, and something you might serve someone you love if they were feeling a bit under the weather. Ingredients 1 cup jasmine rice 2 chicken marylands 1 knob ginger 3...

The inspiration for this dish is a popular appetizer, a poblano pepper, stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with bacon, then baked until it's all gooey crispy. I buy poblanos and roast them in the oven, then seed, peel and chop and put them in tiny ziplock bags in the freezer. Here's what...

Vegetable Biryani I served this with butter roasted egg masala and naan. Rice 1 cup Basmati rice (soaked for at least 20 minutes or per your package directions) 2 Tbsp oil or Ghee 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 small hot chili, chopped, deseeded if desired, or whole with a slit if you don't like a...

Please understand that I would have built this somewhat differently if I had decided to plan out the ingredients. Instead, given the situation in the world today, I made this with what I had on hand rather than making a special shopping trip. These are the things parenthesis that follow the...

Thai Chicken Fried Rice. My intention was to cook this today but the beneficiary of my old fridge/freezer didn't collect it yesterday so I have two large appliances in my kitchen which have reduced the area available for food preparation. I hope to cook it tomorrow and shall then add some...

Ingredients Rice Component 2 cups basmati rice, soaked for 2 hours then washed 1 cup natural yoghurt 2 egg yolks 1/4 tsp saffron strands steeped in 2 tbsp hot water 2 hours 1/2 tbsp lemon juice Salt Pepper Ingredients for Chicken 600 grms chicken thigh fillets cut to chunks 1 brown onion...