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RICE DISHES

From the Alpha-CGSN Message Board

 Curried Rice Balls

 Lentils & Rice

 Black Beans & Rice

 Mexican Fried Rice

CURRIED RICE BALLS

DrBenway

1 C cooked brown rice

1/4 t salt

1 C minced onion

1/8 C bread crumbs

1 egg

1 t curry powder

Combine all the ingredients, and form mixture into a golf ball sized lumps. Bake 30 minutes, at 350F.

LENTILS AND RICE

DrBenway

2 C brown rice

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 C lentils

1 chicken bouillon cube

5 C water

1/8 t black pepper

1 C green onion, chopped

1/8 t cayenne pepper

2 carrots, grated

1 bay leaf

Bring rice, lentils, onion, carrot, and garlic to a boil in five cups of water. Reduce the heat to low, and add the spices. Cover, and simmer on low for 45 minutes.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE

DrBenway

1 T oil

1 C black beans

1-1/2 C chopped onion

1 jalepeno, seeded and chopped

1 C diced red pepper

3/4 t ground turmeric

1 C diced carrot

1/4 t cumin

1 clove chopped garlic

1-1/2 C brown rice

2 C diced tomatoes

1/8 t salt

 

5 C water

Combine the spices in a pot, and heat until fragrant, about thirty seconds. Add water, rice, beans, and salt. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat, and simmer until beans are done, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sauté the vegetables in a little oil, until the onion is translucent, about ten minutes. Stir together rice and vegetable mixtures, and any remaining ingredients, and simmer for thirty minutes.

Last couple of days I've been trying a few things with my stored foodstuffs. Hate to wait till the last minute and THEN try to make something palatable out all that dried and canned stuff.

For dinner one night I made:

MEXICAN FRIED RICE

Please claim this recipe - from the Alpha/CGSN Message Board!

1/3 cup uncooked rice

butter and oil (or butter-flavored shortening)

chili powder

cumin

Raven's Brand all-purpose seasoning

1 cup of water

Brown 1/3 cup uncooked rice in a little butter and oil (or you could use butter-flavored shortening). Once the rice is browned, add some chili powder, cumin, some all-purpose seasononing called Raven's Brand (can only get this stuff in a little California town called Armona; I have my brother send it up to me) and a cup of water. Cover and let simmer till the water is absorbed.

Turned out pretty well, tasted good, and beats just plain rice. Lots of seasonings are the key when you have pretty much just basic foods to work with.

For lunch today I fried up a can of Vienna sausages and dumped a can of pork and beans in the pan when the sausages were browned. Generally don't care much for either of these foods alone, definitely not when cold, but heated together they tasted pretty good. A little Louisiana hot sauce helped, too. Great thing though about this meal is that it's fast, feeds one perfectly, and only cost about a buck.

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