Rice is going to be a staple of my diet soon, since it comes in bulk and doesn't cost me hardly anything. My question to you all is, who has some good suggestions for seasoning and flavoring rice that wont break my bank.

Salt and pepper is out, I think, and I'm all teriyaki'd and soy sauce'd out. xD

Risotto?

make it into a dessert



http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=rice

This post was edited by Tyler_Durden_Syndrome on Aug 5 2011 07:18am

Fish sauce (fried rice)

lol, fish sauce is not used in any asian style fried rice. i guess u could use it but it would taste different.

rice dishes depend on what kinda grain ur using. theyr all very different w/ water soaking time period, texture, taste, and suitability for cooking methods

i have the feeling that 'porridge' will give off the wrong connotation but they are very popular in asian culture.
its considered semi healthy sorta home food like chicken soup for americans.

using cooked short grain white rice, add some stock (chicken, seafood, beef) and let that reduce w/ some garlic and a little ginger.
u can add any meat/vege u want, such as leftovers. just dice into small pieces so that the porridge isnt too chunky.
season w/ pepper (white if u have it) and salt.
the end product should be soupier than risotto.

the japanese make chazuke which is good. cooked rice reduced w/ tea. japanese green tea is best but u probly dono where to buy it so use any tea.
i like seafood (tuna, salmon, or fish eggs) in mine but anythings fine really. season w/ salt + pepper, garnish w/ seaweed.

if you want something different from rice you should try quinoa

Put some tapatio on that bitch

2 easy recipes I make:

Coconut rice

Chop and saute 1/2 to 1 onion (depending on how much rice you are making) in vegetable oil using the pot you will cook the rice in
Add the rice, stir and fry it for about a minute
Add half the normal amount of water and replace the other half with coconut milk
Add salt to taste
Cook normal time

Cajun rice

Chop and saute 1 onion, 1 green bell pepper, 3-4 stalks celery in butter using the pot you will cook the rice in
Add the rice, stir and fry it for about a minute
Replace the water with chicken broth; use the normal amount (you can use water, too--rice just won't be as rich)
Add 1 t each black, white, and cayenne peppers, 1 t thyme, and 2 bay leaves (adjust for taste depending upon amount of rice)
Add salt to taste
Cook normal time

If I can find some jasmine or japanese rice that isn't too expensive, I prefer the way they taste compared to your basic white rice. This is actually a really nice idea. I would probably use some vegetable stock, just because meat stocks are fairly gross.
My fiancee would be ecstatic if I made her some chazuke. We have a boat load of asian import stores around here, so the finding the proper ingredients would just be a matter of shopping around and finding something that isn't too pricey.

What the fuck are you talking about? Any thai fried rice will have fish sauce in it. And oh any thai meal will have fish sauce in general.

This post was edited by hofx2 on Aug 5 2011 06:41pm