caterina cacciatore

i like organic basmati rice
i rinse it and soak it a while before adding it to boiling water to which has been added a hefty chunk of butter
1 cup rice to 1 and 3/4 cup water is a proportion that i like
add the rice to boiling water / put the lid on the pot immediately and turn heat down to lllooooooowwwww / set timer for 15 minutes

this usually comes out pretty good for me

i eat a little dish of it plain with butter and salt and pepper

when i make chicken soup i cook the rice separately and then add it to the soup later / keeps it from getting too mushy

leftover rice becomes Rice Thing :

saute in oliveoil/butter some chopped onion
crisp some bacon or throw some ham in with the onion
other things to add : diced zucchini / green and or black olives / chopped tomato / some kind of grated cheese

put the leftover rice on top and stir up or mix through so that everything is warmed through and the cheese is melty

sometimes i make enough of this to eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner

another Rice Thing is what i call Hunza Rice / you really should use brown rice for this

saute in oliveoil/butter (combo for max flavor) chopped onion / plenty of whatever kind of onion preferred (i like vidalias or mayan sweets / there are a lot of good sweet onions seasonally / they dont make you cry / they soooooo sweet

then add the rice that is already cooked / handsful of raisens and/or currants / other dried fruits of your choice / and some chopped nuts

nourishing and gives lots of chewing exercise