A recipe for a side dish of rice to meat. Instructions for cooking. Lose weight in the usual ways - hard?

Rice is often combined with a variety of spices and additives, with a rich taste. The reason for this is simple - rice grains themselves are neutral, and therefore perfectly absorb the tastes of all the additives that you decide to put to them. Below we will prepare several options of rice for garnish to prove the versatility of this product.

How to cook rice on the side dish?

You no longer have to eat lumpy stuck together grains, because we have a simple scheme for cooking crumbly rice as a side dish. We will not leave this rice bland, but we will supplement it with a small amount of standard fragrant herbs like basil, oregano and thyme, and also we will add cloves of garlic to it.

Ingredients:

• rice - 1 tbsp .;
•   - 10 g;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• basil leaves - 4-5 pcs .;
• on a pinch of dried thyme and oregano.

Cooking

In the recipe for crumbly rice, grains are usually rinsed before cooking, thanks to the pre-rinse, we get rid of the excess starch, which makes the glue sticky. Melt the butter and fry the garlic in it until it turns out to smell. Add the washed rice grains to the garlic and mix everything together. Pour in a couple glasses of water and add chopped herbs. Cover the dishes with rice with a lid and leave on medium heat for 15 minutes. When all moisture is absorbed, remove the container from the heat and leave the rice, without opening, for another 5 minutes.

By analogy, you can cook rice for a side dish in a slow cooker, especially if your device is equipped with a special “Rice” mode. Set this mode and leave the grits to cook for 25-30 minutes.

Delicious rice garnish for chicken

The most rich variety of rice recipes is Indian cuisine. Her recipes combine spicy, sweetish and sour tastes. The recipe for this tomato rice, ideally suited to chicken and meat, is not considered an exception.

Ingredients:

• rice - 1 1/2 tbsp .;
• tomatoes - 460 g;
• onions - 90 g;
• a handful of green onions;
• dried chili powder, turmeric - 1/2 tsp;
• a handful of peanuts;
• ground curry - 1 tsp;
• mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Cooking

Spice the onion pieces and add finely chopped peanuts to them. After half a minute, mix the roast with chilli, turmeric, curry and mustard seeds, and when you hear the aromas of the spices, add the chopped tomatoes. Let the tomato chunks disperse into the sauce. Mix the sauce with raw rice and fill the grits with three glasses of water. Cover the dishes and leave on medium heat for 20 minutes or until moisture is completely absorbed.

Rice and vegetables - the simplest combination that is suitable for serving to any meat. Below we learn to cook rice in the Mexican manner.

Ingredients:

For rice:

• rice - 2 tbsp .;
•   - 785 g;
• garlic - 4 cloves;
• onions - 80 g;
• a handful of green peas;
• a handful of red beans;
• cinnamon sticks;
• hot peppers  chili - to taste.

Rice is perfect as a side dish for meat, vegetables, fish dishes  and other seafood, as well as to poultry. He has high nutritional properties, but it does not hurt your figure at all. Complex carbohydrates, amino acids, fiber, vitamins of group B, potassium, calcium, iodine, phosphorus, zinc, iron in it make up the necessary minimum beneficial substances  and vitamins for the human body.

Initially, rice was popular mainly in eastern countries, but now it has been appreciated all over the world. It has a good effect on the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiovascular system, improves memory, updates the nervous system. Delicious rice for garnish is prepared mainly for meat, as it does not make it heavier, but only gently complements it. Today we will present you with several options for cooking rice, both simple and more unusual.

Delicious rice garnish: quick recipe

  This is the easiest way to cook this grain. Please note that rounded and polished rice is the most quickly boiled soft, and therefore more suitable for cooking cereals. Therefore, we recommend using the least processed cereals - brown rice or oblong, steamed. With them you will get a crumbly side dish.

Required products:

• rice - 500 g;
• sunflower oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
• salt;
• spices - according to your preferences.

Instructions for cooking:

1. We wash the grain under cold water  from the tap until it stops being unclear.
2. Remove damaged or black grains.
3. Pour the cereal into a saucepan and pour water so that it is several fingers higher in level.
4. Add spices, oil and salt. Mix everything well.
5. As soon as the water boils, turn off the heat and let the dish stand for half an hour. So rice enough steamed, but it will not be boiled.

Cooking delicious rice for a garnish according to the Japanese recipe

For the traditional recipe from the true admirers of this cereal, the Japanese, you will need:

• rice - 1 cup;
• egg - 2 pieces;
• spring onions - 1 bunch;
• butter - 3 tbsp. l .;
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp. l

Instructions for cooking:

1. Rice thoroughly washed to clear water.
2. In a saucepan, fill it with 1.5 cups of water.
3. Bring to a boil without a lid. As soon as this happens, make the minimum fire, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes.
4. Beat eggs with a whisk.
5. Wash the onion and chop finely.
6. Fry the onions and eggs in a pan with butter until the eggs grab into lumps.
7. Add rice to the pan and pour soy sauce. Mix and can serve.

Rice garnish with vegetables

  If you want to keep the maximum amount of vitamins, then this variant of the dish is best prepared in a slow cooker.

Ingredients Required:

• long grain rice - 1 cup;
• carrots - 1 pc .;
• onion - 1 pc .;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• vegetable oil;
• green pea  - 0.5 cup.

Cooking method:

1. Onions and carrots cleaned and washed.
2. Finely chop the onion and rub the carrot on a medium grater.
3. In a pan with butter, begin to fry them.
4. Peel and chop the garlic, add to the pan, stir.
5. After 5 minutes, infuse 2 cups cold water.
6. Bring to a boil, then do the minimum heat and simmer the vegetables under the lid until ready.
7. If necessary, you can add more water.
8. At the end add the green peas and let the dish stand under the lid for about 20 minutes.

  To make this rice garnish even more tasty, you can use other vegetables. For example, zucchini or sweet bell pepper  can be extinguished simultaneously with carrots and onions. Well-prepared and ready-made frozen vegetable mixes, sold in the supermarket. They generally prepare very quickly.

Another rice garnish recipe

To cook rice with onions you need:

• rice - 1 cup;
• onions - 1 pc .;
• spices: paprika, garlic, basil.

How to cook:

1. Fried onion fried in butter in a saucepan.
2. Add washed rice and fill with water.
3. Cook until done, and then add chopped garlic and spices.
4. Now the side dish should stand a little and steam out, after which you can serve the dish on the table.

  Bon Appetit!

Often, the success of a hot dish depends on what you serve it with, because even the most inconspicuous tilapia will become a delicacy and table decoration if it is properly prepared and supplemented. Therefore, today I will tell you how to make a very tasty and a bit unusual rice garnish for fishso you can pleasantly surprise and pamper your guests and households.

Ingredients for cooking rice garnish for fish:

1. Long grain rice  150 grams
2. Apples sour 2-3 pieces (small)
3. 1/2 onion
4. Butter how much is required for frying
5. Salt to taste

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Inventory:

A saucepan with a lid, a kitchen knife, a knife for cleaning vegetables, a cutting board, a frying pan, a wooden spatula, a deep plate, a salad spoon.

Cooking rice garnish for fish:

Step 1: prepare rice.

The first thing to do is to wash the rice to make it crumbly and tasty in itself. To do this, pour the cereal into a deep pan, pour cold water there, mix it with your hands, and then drain the liquid, holding the grains. Repeat this process several times until the liquid is clear.

Step 2: prepare rice.

Leave the washed rice in a saucepan and cover with clean cold water. On the specified amount of rice you need about 1.5 glasses of water. Put the pot on the fire and bring to a boil, then reduce the power, cover the rice with a lid and cook until all the liquid is absorbed into the grits. No need to mix. If the rice began to burn, then it is necessary to reduce the fire. Only at the end of cooking add a little salt, mix and leave briefly under the lid closed, so that the water is completely absorbed.

Step 3: prepare the apples.

While rice is being cooked, prepare the other ingredients. To do this, first rinse and peel the apples. Then cut the fruit into large but thin slices, removing the cores together with the seeds from the hard walls.

Step 4: prepare the onions.

Peel the onions, rinse with cold water and cut into small cubes.

Step 5: Cooking Apples

In a frying pan, melt some quantity butter  and wait until it heats up to a sufficient temperature.



In hot oil, fold the slices of sour apples and fry them to a light golden color. But do not get carried away, fruits should only become softer and change the color, they do not need to be fried much more.
After frying large slices of apples should be cut into small cubes.

Step 6: Cook the onions.

When you remove the apples from the pan, fry the onion pieces in the remaining oil. Just to a light golden transparent color. If necessary, you can put a little more butter in the pan, as long as it doesn’t work too well.

Step 7: Bring the rice to the garnish for the fish to full readiness.

In a deep plate, mix the cooked hot rice with the roasted apples and onions. Try whether to add salt. If spice is not enough, then salt the side dish to your taste. Stir again and serve.

Step 8: Put the rice on the garnish to the fish.

Serve the rice cooked with this recipe with apples and onions to the fish, no matter if fried or baked. All together it becomes an unusual and very tasty dish, so that you and all those gathered at the table will be delighted with such a light and elegant side dish.
Bon Appetit!

Instead of regular rice, you can use brown or a mixture of brown and wild to make a more dietary side dish.

Instead of frying apples, you can lightly bake on the grill. And if you bake them on an open fire, then a side dish of rice will acquire a corresponding characteristic flavor.

In no case do not use sour or sour-sweet apples, otherwise you will get more dessert, and not a side dish for fish.

Rice is a very useful source of energy. Not for nothing in Asian countries, it is popular, because it includes many minerals and nutrients. But for some reason the preparation of delicious rice for some housewives is a big problem. Now we will explain how to properly cook rice on a garnish step by step with a photo.

  Many people think that this is an easy thing for any hostess. But this is not how it seems at first glance. In fact, to cook the perfect rice did not become stuck together, you need to know the features of this cereal.
  What is the advice for making the perfect side dish?

It is important to accurately determine proportions  water to rice. Usually, it is advised to pour 1 cup of rice cereal with 2 glasses of water, but in practice this ratio does not make rice ideal. Practice has shown that water needs to be poured a little more than rice. For example, to 400 grams of rice it is necessary to take 600 ml of water.
  It is also very important not to neglect washing the rice cereal under water until the water is clear. If this is not done, then you should not expect that the structure of rice will be perfect.

Another point that must be observed when cooking a side dish of rice - do not need to mix it! Only then it will turn out not porridge, but a grain to a grain.
  It should be noted that a cauldron or a container with a thick layer is best suited for such a side dish. To prevent the croup from sticking in this tank, and after cooking it could be drawn and finally cooked.

We offer you to cook a side dish of rice according to the following recipe: 200 rice, 250 grams of water, salt (the amount at your discretion).

1. First, rinse the rice grits thoroughly so that all the gluten is gone.
2. We spread the cereal in a container for cooking, salt and pour water.
3. Top cover with a lid and put on the stove. But when the water starts to boil, we immediately reduce the power and start cooking for about 15 minutes.
4. When the rice has absorbed all the liquid, remove it from the heat and cover with a warm towel or other cloth that keeps the heat and leave for half an hour.
5. After the garnish is finally ready, mix it and throw a piece of butter. This method is universal and its application is possible when boiling any of the varieties of rice.

  When in the kitchen there is a slow cooker, then with this helper make crumbly rice even easier. Here are the housewives in the piggy bank of recipes a way to cook a side dish of rice in a slow cooker: rice cereal and water in proportions 1 to 2, respectively, salt, butter.

  Steamed rice is the same rice as usual, but the last heat treatment and from this acquired an amber color. It is even easier to prepare such a side dish from it than from the usual one, which is why most housewives choose this type. Giving preference to this rice, you need to know that after heat treatment, it loses about 20% of its beneficial characteristics.

Tell how to cook  steamed rice
  To steamed rice  became crumbly, as well as other types of rice, should be washed and soaked for half an hour. Next, you need to drain the liquid, take a container with a thick layer, put the cereal there and pour. The proportions are approximately 1 cup of cereals to 1.25 glasses of water. Put the container on the stove, and as the water begins to boil, reduce power to the smallest. Then salt and throw a piece of butter to your taste. Now rice should cook for half an hour until it is fully cooked.
If you cook steamed rice without soaking, then you need to boil water and only then add rice cereal there. The ratio of rice to water is 1.5 cups of cereals to 1 liter of water. It is necessary to cook the cereal for half an hour, while covering it with a lid. And then remove from heat and wait 10 minutes for the rice to be fully prepared.

  Round rice has its own characteristics. It contains more starch than other types of rice. Therefore, it is actively used in the preparation of rolls, cereals, casseroles and other dishes.

If you want to cook  it so that it becomes crumbly, you need before cooking it very carefully to get rid of excess starch under water and dry it. For drying, you can take a sieve, spread the grits on it and dry for an hour.

  Now it will be possible to send the cereal into a pan or other cooking container and pour water on top in a ratio of 1 to 1.5. For example, if you take 200 grams of rice, then you will need 300 ml of water. The fire during cooking should be done medium, and after boiling should be reduced to the minimum. From now on, it usually takes about 15 minutes to cook the rice. Note that the pan must be covered with a lid. And it is impossible to stir the cereal, because it will provoke the production of excess starch, which will prevent to achieve friability. When rice has taken in all the liquid, you can remove it from the stove, salt it, put oil in it and leave to infuse until ready.

  It can also be used as a side dish. round grain rice.To make it, pour water into a container and put it to warm up on fire. Note that for 100 grams of rice should be taken 300 ml of water. Rinse well while the water is heating. And then, when it comes to a boil, salt it and put the rice cereal in a bowl. Then you can add a tablespoon of sunflower oil to rice. Usually rice is fully cooked within 25 minutes.

Rice garnish can also cook  in the oven. But with this method, the proportions of rice and water are different. For 200 grams of rice you need to take 100 grams of water. Rice with water folded in a pot, season with spices and put in the oven is cooked with a power of 180 degrees. In 20 minutes your side dish will be ready!

  When cooking long grain rice in the pan200 grams of rice, 300 ml of water, a pinch of salt and butter or vegetable oil are required. From the dishes most suitable pan dense walls and a tightly covering lid.

Begin to cook rice: you need to put it in the pan and rinse until the water stops to grow turbid. After that, fill it with cold water so that the water level was 2 cm higher than rice. If you doubt whether there is enough water, you can find out its level with your thumb. Dip your finger in the water on the rice and see if it covers the phalanx half, then you have done everything right.

Then you need to lightly salt the rice. But if you are making for a salad or as a side dish, then do not forget about the sauce, which also contains salt. The main thing is not to overdo it with salt. Now you need to cover the pan with a lid. This is very important, as the tightly covered lid helps make the rice grains fragrant, and to not stick together.

Turn on the stove, set the maximum fire possible and place a saucepan on it for 5 minutes. Now reduce the heat and still boil for about 15 minutes. Next, remove the pan from the stove, let the rice stay in it for another 5 minutes and then remove the lid. Add oil and cover again for 2-3 minutes. That's all!

If you have an electric stove, it is better to do rice on two rings. One set to the largest and the other to the smallest power. On the first cook for 5 minutes, and then rearrange the pan on the hob with low heat and cook for 15 minutes.

  Long grain rice comes in different colors: brown and white. The first one contains more beneficial vitamins and minerals, but it deteriorates quickly. It is cooked in the same way as ordinary rice, but after boiling it is cooked not 15, but 20 minutes. Oil does not require this type of rice, because it is contained in the rice itself.

White rice comes in two varieties: jasmine and basmati. The first is often used when cooking casseroles and puddings. The second is a very self-sufficient variety with a sophisticated aroma, so it can be used as a separate dish.

And now you understand how to cook rice for garnish? Step with the photo helped? Which rice do you use ruby ​​or jasmine, what proportions do you keep? Leave your opinion or feedback for everyone on the forum.

Hello everyone, I often meet with questions that people write on social networks, and how to cook loose rice  to garnish?

Dear readers, I will now tell you one recipe, with which you can cook delicious, crumbly rice, without any problems, in a short time. I promise, if you try to cook it at least once, you will never even try again.

The recipe is so simple that we need the very minimum of ingredients, read about them below.

Ingredients:

1. Rice - 1 cup

2. Vegetable oil for frying

3. Salts to taste

4. Pepper to taste

Cooking method:

1. First wash the rice under cold running water. It is important to get rid of dust and dirt that could get into the packaging during packaging. We also need to wash off the excess starch, it will save him from being too sticky.

2. Heat the pan to the optimum temperature, pour the vegetable oil. Use only the best quality oil, otherwise rice can get a lot of unnecessary odors in its composition. And this, as we know, will spoil the taste of the main course.

3. Fry the specified amount of rice in a griddle for 3-4 minutes. Thanks to this action, we will finally get rid of excess starch and consolidate the crumbly properties of the finished rice.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover with a lid and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes. This is a standard amount of seasoning, you do not need to add anything else, otherwise you will get another dish, and not boiled loose rice.

6. Check if there is water in the pan. If there is, wait until it is completely boiled away. We make a check without opening the lid. If you do not have a glass cover, you will have to open it.

7. Our rice is completely ready, it turned out crumbly and very tasty. Such properties have been achieved thanks to the preliminary roasting of the grains, as I mentioned above.

For many housewives, the secret to making crumbly and tasty rice remains unraveled. Boiled rice is a part of many dishes, it can be used as a side dish for meat or fish. How to cook it properly to get not boiled porridge, and perfectly steamed rice?

Why can not cook rice properly?

The culprit of the fact that instead of crumbly dishes turn out whole cake, is starch, which is contained in the croup. The more of it, the higher the probability of getting a porridge-mash instead of a tasty dinner.

Culinary secrets:

To rice turned out crumbly and tasty, you should use the proven tips of famous chefs.

1. Choice of capacity. Boil rice grits should not be in an enameled saucepan.
  2. The ratio of liquid and rice should be 1: 1. This is the best option: for the allotted cooking time, the croup will have time to soak up all the water and not to boil soft.
  3. Rinse the ingredient at least 3 times until the water is clear and clean.
  4. During cooking, it is strictly forbidden to interfere with the dish.

Kinds of rice are classified:

1. by grain type: oblong, medium-grained and round;
  2. according to the method of grain processing: ground, steamed and unpolished;
  3. by color.

Ways to Cook Rice

Each rice variety is rich in microelements important for the human body. Its health benefits are proven even by scientists.

Method One: Classic

To cook rice by classic recipe, it is necessary:

1. Rinse the cereal with running water at least 3 times to wash the gluten and starch;
  2. Pour the rice into the pot and pour boiling water in a 1: 1 ratio;
  3. Add salt to taste and a teaspoon of vegetable oil;
  4. Close the lid and cook over low heat until cooked.

Delicious rice will suit any dish. This is a diet product that can be used by anyone who watches his figure.

Method two: pilaf in a frying pan

Cooking pilaf in a skillet does not take much time. The result is a tasty dish that can even be served to festive table.

A recipe with a photo will allow you to repeat all the manipulations with extreme precision. And now let's see what is included in this pilaf, and how we will use the ingredients for cooking.

Ingredients:

1. Any meat is 500 grams;
  2. Round rice - 2 glasses;
  3. Onions - 1 head;
  4. Medium carrots - 1 piece;
  5. Water - 3 cups;
  6. Garlic - 1-2 cloves;
  7. Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;
  8. Spices

Cooking:

1. Rinse the meat thoroughly, pat dry and cut into medium-sized cubes.

2. Wash rice cereal 3-7 times. Let the fluid drain.

3. Onion and peel. Finely chop the onion, chop the carrot into sticks (grated on the grater is not recommended).

4. Pour vegetable oil into a large frying pan with a lid. Add meat and fry on high heat until golden brown.

5. Attach the onion and, fry, uncovered, 10-15 minutes over medium heat. Season to taste.

6. Bringing meat and vegetables to half-cooked, add rice to them. Evenly distribute it to the dishes.

7. Pour the prepared water with a thin trickle. Add whole garlic cloves.

8. Cover the semi-finished product with a lid. It can not be opened until the end of cooking.

9. The first 10 minutes to cook pilaf on high heat, then strangle the fire for 10 minutes. Turn off the stove and wait another 10 minutes until the rice "comes."

Tasty dish  from simple components is ready. It is incredibly tasty and fragrant.

Method three: prepare rice for sushi

There is nothing difficult in the preparation of sushi and rolls at home. The main thing is to choose and bring to readiness rice. Let's learn how to do it without complications.

1. Before you start cooking, you need to measure the right amount of cereals. From a kilogram of rice is 15-17 servings. From this figure it is necessary to make a start.

2. Rice for sushi should be washed in copious amounts of water. To do this, it is poured into a container, poured with cold water, stirred and rubbed with his hands. After the muddy water is drained, the risen pops are removed and the procedure is repeated. Then the peeled grains are thrown back into a colander and soaked in clean water for 15 minutes.

3. To boil rice cereals for Japanese food, you should take a thick-walled pan, put the ingredient in it, add water, close the lid and place on low heat.

4. When water boils, for 2 minutes to increase the heating force to the maximum mark. Turn off the heat and cover the container with a clean towel. Leave for 15 minutes and proceed to the preparation of mandatory filling for rice.

5. 120 ml of rice vinegar mixed with 6 spoons of sugar and 1.5 spoons of salt. Dilute with a little water and bring to a boil. Pour the sauce over the finished rice and combine the ingredients with a wooden flat spoon.

Method Four: Miracle Cooking Miracle

For those who have a slow cooker in the house, there will not be the slightest difficulty in cooking rice. Included with the device is a special measuring cup, so that the hostesses have the opportunity to accurately calculate the number of components.

1. Rice is poured into the bowl of the device at the rate of 1 measured capacity of cereals for 3 dimensional containers of liquid. Salt and, if necessary, vegetable oil are added to them.

2. Each producer indicates a specific mode in which rice is best prepared, regardless of the variety. The components are covered with a lid and cooked at the specified temperature for a set time.

3. A product prepared in a multivariate does not lose its nutritional and medicinal properties; it turns out crumbly and appetizing, as in the photo from culinary magazines.

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