Rice is one of the most versatile side dishes that exists and can be reused in several recipes, even after it has already been cooked. Therefore, it is important to know how to cook the most basic food of Brazilians. In addition, it is still possible to increase and make a new recipe with a new flavor.
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First of all, it's important that you know how to make good rice to eat in your everyday life, isn't it? Even because rice is that basic food that every human being needs to know how to make. Now check out a recipe to use leftover rice.
Very white and very tasty rice recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups of rice;
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed;
- 1 strand of oil or olive oil;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- Hot water (leave it boiling first to speed up the process).
Method of preparation
- First, wash the rice and set aside;
- Then, take a pan, heat the oil and put the crushed garlic to sauté;
- When the garlic begins to soften and brown slightly, add the rice and sauté;
- Then throw the hot water along with the salt;
- Leave the rice cooking over low heat and covered for about 12 minutes and it's ready!
Tip: Let it cook until the water dries up, but if you think the grain is still hard, add more water until you get to the right point. If you leave the pan covered after cooking (with the heat turned off), it will continue to cook as well.
Now that you know how to make good rice, check out how to make a different and seasoned version when it's left over in the fridge and you want to innovate.
spring rice recipe
Ingredients
- Assorted vegetables and shredded chicken to taste;
- 2 diced tomatoes;
- 1 diced medium onion;
- 1 glass of cottage cheese;
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese (preferably grated);
- 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce;
- 1 tablespoon of oil;
- Salt to taste;
- Straw potato to finish.
Method of preparation
- First, mix the vegetables with the already cooked rice and set aside;
- Then, sauté the onion in the oil and add the chopped tomato, the shredded chicken, the tomato sauce and the salt;
- In a container, first place a layer of rice, then the cottage cheese and sauce. Repeat again the same sequence that was done, ending with the layer of rice last;
- Then spread the straw potato and grated cheese over the rice;
- Finally, bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for a maximum of 15 minutes and it is ready to serve.
