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Whether you’re making a side dish or a main dish, get easy rice and grain recipes and learn proper cooking techniques with these videos.
Instructions Step 1: Soak the lentils and rice Place the lentils and rice in separate bowls. Cover both with 2 inches water and let soak for 6 hours. Step 2: Puree the lentils Drain the lentils in a sieve and puree them in a food processor with 3/4 cup water until they are light and …
Instructions Step 1: Soak beans Place the beans into a pot and cover with water. Let them soak for at least eight hours and then drain. Set aside for later. Step 2: Heat grease and tasso Heat the bacon grease in a very large stockpot. Add the tasso or ham and stir constantly for one …
Instructions Step 1: Beat the eggs Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in your wok. Add the minced garlic and ginger and stir until they’re softened, and then pour in the beaten eggs, scrambling gently. Step 2: Fold in the rice Coat your wok with additional oil and fold in the cold rice, stirring continuously until …
Instructions Step 1: Measure the water Add one and a half cups water for every cup of white rice, or two cups water for every cup of brown rice, to a heavy saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Step 2: Bring to a boil Bring the water to a rolling boil. Add one tablespoon olive oil …
Instructions Step 1: Prepare the seafood Cut the lemons into wedges, clean the mussels, peel the shrimp, rinse the scallops and pat them dry, and cut the fish fillets into two-inch cubes. Step 2: Poach the seafood Boil 2 quarts of water in a large pot. Add three lemon wedges and poach the seafood, in …
Instructions Step 1: Rinse rice Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water to remove a good amount of the starch from the outside of the rice. TIP: You can tell the rice is well rinsed when the water turns from mostly cloudy to mostly clear. Step 2: Boil rice & water Shake …
Instructions Step 1: Rinse rice Place the rice in a mesh strainer and rinse it under cold running water. Pick out any debris you might find in the rice, such as weird little pebbles or odd-looking grains of rice. Step 2: Soak rice Place the rinsed rice in your 2-quart pot and fill the pot …
