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[Zamtuk]

Today's special ingredient: Brown Rice

ok, so i have been eating a lot of brown rice lately. however, i am getting tired of the same old shit (usually soy sauce). not content with looking through recipies (READ: too lazy) i come to the fine people here.

i am looking for dishes that are high in protein (chicken and fish a plus) that are delicious. the more healthy, the better.

go!

[Tegellan]

Chicken cut into thin slices (about a pound should do)
One can of coconut milk
Green curry paste to taste
Brocooli to taste
One green and one red pepper
Sweet basil leaves to taste (if you can get them, not essential)
However much rice you can eat

Set the rice to boil.

Fry the chicken pieces until they tiurn whitish, slice the peppers and put them in, fry for about 2 minutes, add the broccoli, fry for anothewr couple of minutes. Then add the coconut milk and put in the green curry paste (a good heaping teaspoon should be a good start). Bring to a boil and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.

Serve over rice, voila chicken in green curry.

You cna of course substitute the green curry paste for normal yellow curry powder, but it tastes better this way.

[Aabidano]

Not a dish, I usually put olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder on rice.

Try making a 50/50 mix of soy sauce and rice vinegar for a condiment. Plain soy sauce is nasty used on the table IMO.

[pyrella]

I just recently discovered the joys of brown rice myself.

A dish I just made that was very good:


1lb (approx) Orange or white roughy (orange is more 'fishy', white is very neutral)
half a diced onion
2 cups chicken broth (yes chicken broth)
2-3 cups of brown rice


In a pan, throw in your chicken broth, the onions, some salt/pepper, garlic, herbs, whatever you like with your fish.
Bring to a simmer, place fish in pan (should come to about halfway up your fillet). Do not bring to roiling boil, keep at simmer, and cover for 7-9 minutes.

Make your rice, throw it on a plate/bowl, whatever. Place your cooked fish on top to let it's yummy juices soak in.

Bring your leftover stock mixture to a high boil, and let it reduce until it coats a spoon. Pour reduction on top of fish/rice. If orange roughy, top with lime/lemon juice.

If still too fishy for you, mix the fish loosely in to the rice so no one bite has too much fish. The chicken broth with cancel out a lot of the 'fish taste', and the fish itself will absorb/cancel a lot of the saltiness of the broth.

Tastes great warm or cold!

Another fish dish in a separate post!

[noel]

Carmelized Onion Soup with Brown Rice

Serves 4 | 45 Minutes

1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 large yellow or white onion, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced into 5 pieces
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
1 Tbsp. molasses
4 cups beef broth (Vegan: substitute vegetable broth and add 1 Tbsp. aged balsamic vinegar -- also kill yourself )
2 cups water
1 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup red wine, port, or dry sherry; doesn't have to be fancy, just not "cooking" type wine

Optional Garnish:
1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach or parsely
2 tablespoons currants

1. Place a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat
2. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil and immediately add the onion. Stir until it begins to sizzle, then reduce heat to a slow sizzle, stirring often.
3. When the color of the onions begins to look a dark golden brown, add the garlic, molasses, rice, and brown sugar and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often.
4. Add the remaining ingredients, turn the heat up to high until it begins to boil, then turn down to a simmer.
5. Adjust the heat to a high simmer and cook uncovered for 25 minutes, until the rice is puffed up and soft, stirring occasionally.
6. Mix and stir in the optional garnish just before serving.

Single Serving:
171 Calories
26g Carbohydrate
10g Protein
3g Fat


Enjoy.

[Ashur]

add cheese soup and a browned meat-du-jour.

More college cooking

[noel]

Sorry, I was going for brown rice + healthy.

[Pherr the Dorf]

I veto brown rice and make you cook with quinoa. Far superior grain in almost every way if you are going for healthy. The only complete protein grain there is and if simply rinsed well 2 times has a far more delightful nutty sweetness that brown rice simply lacks.

As far as rice goes I only use a specific brand of rice, a white basmati that is literally the best rice I have ever eaten. http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog ... -Rice.html that is teh stuff there, I get it from a funky Indian Food store in Berzerkely. One 5kg bag ($11)lasts me about 6 weeks because I literally find things to make with it just so I can eat it. I have even just made simmer sauce and poured it over it for a lunch, yes rice can be THAT good.