RICE RECIPES

Are you a rice lover and have ran out of ways to prepare it?
Worry not Chef Sam has your back, here's two different types of rice recipes for you.

Caribbean rice pilaf

Ingredients

1 ½ cups Basmati rice

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tbs vegetable oil

1 onion, finely chopped

½ cup chopped red bell pepper

½ cup raisins

2 large dried Black/Porcini mushrooms

3 tbs chopped chives

Method

1.Soak black mushrooms in two cups warm

water for two hours. 

2.Remove the stems from the

mushrooms and slice.

3.Melt Butter in saucepan. Add garlic, peppers, and

onion and sauté until fragrant.

4.Add rice and stir to coat.

5.Add raisins. 

6.Cover and simmer until cooked, 18-20

minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in chives.

Wanna do something with your left-over rice????? Why not ….

Fried Rice

Ingredients

4 cups cold steamed rice

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons Olive oil

1 tablespoon light soy sauce

½ cup diced onion

½ frozen peas

½ cup frozen carrots

2 chopped spring onions

Method

1. Place cold steam rice in a large bowl and

use your fingers to break any lumps.

2. Pour tablespoon of olive oil into a fry pan

over medium-high heat. Stir beat eggs into pan with

spatula and scramble until the eggs are dry and

separated and set aside.

3. Pour 2 tablespoon of olive oil into a fry pan over

medium-high heat, add rice, onion and cook for 1 minute,

then stir in rice for 7-8 minutes.

4. Mix with eggs and spring onions, until all ingredients

are heated through.