Rice Recipes When You Learn How to Cook Rice Will Consists of Many Rice Casserole Recipes

Rice recipes have been great extenders of meals throughout the ages. Rice is one of the oldest foods in history and is a basic food of the world. Great cooks everywhere favor it because it fits so well into any main dish. Rice doubles for potatoes and pastas on the American menu.

In some Asian countries each person consumes an average of 300 pounds of rice a year. Their survival depends on the availability of the rice crop. Americans each average about 25 pounds of rice a year in products of cereal and refined white rice.

White rice is the inner portion of the grain. Sometimes it is commercially coated with a talc or glucose to increase the eye appeal. This coating is harmless and easy to wash off. The snowy whiteness of polished rice is a quality popular with the public but discounted by nutrition experts who point out that food values are removed.

Brown rice is whole grain rice. In addition to giving you more iron, phosphorus and vitamin B1 and G, it has a pleasant nut like flavor. Brown rice has not always been readily available like white rice but has become more popular in recent years. It is usually sold in sealed containers to keep it from growing rancid. Brown rice requires a longer cooking time than does white rice.

Wild rice or Indian rice is not true rice at all, but the seed of a marsh grass. Wild rice is more expensive and has a flavor appreciated by food connoisseurs as an accompaniment to meat dishes.

Wild rice or Indian rice is not true rice at all, but the seed of a marsh grass. Wild rice is more expensive and has a flavor appreciated by food connoisseurs as an accompaniment to meat dishes.

When cooking rice, it does expand to about three times its original size. The time required for cooking rice varies according to the variety used. The varieties of white rice sold in the US requires about 15 to 25 minutes. Experience with the variety that you use will establish the exact time needed.

Rice should be washed in a colander with fresh water before cooking. Hard water will sometimes make rice turn a grayish or greenish color. To correct this add ½ teaspoon of cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon vinegar to the water before cooking.

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