It often happens that food remains in the refrigerator, which you have to eat for another two or three days. In other words, porridge was no exception. But what to do when it is a pity to throw it away, but there is no desire to eat a dish already three days old? Definitely - continue cooking! After all, as it turned out, you can cook a whole lot of delicious dishes from boiled rice that you can feed the whole family.
1. Rice cutlets
Despite the fact that this dish is vegetarian, nevertheless, in terms of taste, it is able to satisfy any request. The main thing is to cook it correctly.
Ingredients:
• Boiled rice - 1 glass;
• Flour - 1 tbsp;
• Eggs - 1 piece;
• Greens (dill, parsley, green onions) - 1 bunch of your choice or 1 combined bunch;
• Salt, pepper - to taste;
• Frying oil.
Cooking method:
• Mix rice with egg and flour;
• Then add finely chopped greens;
• Salt and pepper;
• Knead well;
• Form cutlets;
• Fry in a small amount of vegetable oil over low heat until golden brown on all sides;
• Serve as a separate dish;
• Optionally can be served with sour cream or any other sauce.
2. Salad with rice, baked pumpkin and apple
A simple but delicious salad made from boiled rice combined with a fragrant apple and baked pumpkin will appeal to both adults and children.
Ingredients:
• Boiled rice - 4-5 tbsp;
• Pumpkin pulp - 350 g;
• Large apples - 1-2 pcs;
• Lettuce leaves - 1 small bunch;
• Mustard - 1 tbsp;
• Honey - 2 tbsp;
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp;
• Salt and black pepper to taste.
Cooking method:
• Cut the pumpkin into a medium dice;
• Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper;
• Send to an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 30 minutes;
• Transfer the baked pumpkin to a deep bowl;
• Add boiled rice;
• Then apples, cut into the same small cube;
• And chopped (you can pick) lettuce leaves.
Refueling:
• In a bowl, mix mustard, honey, butter;
• Salt and pepper;
• Mix thoroughly until smooth;
• Season salad;
• And serve.
3. Baked rice with mushrooms and cheese
Anything can serve as a filling for this dish: from your favorite vegetables to sausage, ham, meat left in the refrigerator, or, as in our case, mushrooms and cheese.
Ingredients:
• Boiled rice - 1 glass;
• Cream 30% - 100 ml;
• Mushrooms champignons or any other - 200 g;
• Onions - 1/2 pcs;
• Garlic - 2 cloves;
• Hard cheese - 100 g;
• Salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking method:
• Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil;
• Put boiled rice on the bottom;
• Mushrooms cut into slices (or if small - then whole) mushrooms on top;
• After sprinkle with finely chopped onion;
• Salt and pepper;
• Pour cream over and sprinkle generously with cheese grated on a coarse grater;
• Then send to the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
4. Rice cake
Rice cake is a hearty and original dish that can be easily eaten both at home and at work. It is equally delicious hot and cold, and even if you decide to slightly reheat it in the microwave, you will get a full meal, eaten with pleasure. And the main advantage of this dish is that the filling can be absolutely any, both fruit and vegetable and, of course, meat, and even fish!
Ingredients:
For the test:
• Butter - 150 g;
• Flour - 2 glasses;
• Sour cream 20% - 100 g;
• Salt - 2/3 teaspoon;
• Baking powder - 1 tsp.
For filling:
• Onions - 3 pieces;
• Chicken fillet - 0.5 kg;
• Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs;
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs;
• Salt, pepper - to taste;
• Oil for frying - optional;
• Grated cheese - optional.
Cooking method:
For the test:
• In a bowl, mix room temperature butter with flour (part);
• Stir with a mixer or hands until fine crumbs;
• Then add baking powder and sour cream;
• After pouring out the rest of the flour;
• And knead soft, plastic dough;
• Cover the baking dish with parchment paper;
• Foil can also be used;
• Put the dough in a mold and distribute evenly on the bottom and sides;
• Send the dough to the refrigerator.
For filling:
• Finely chop the onion and send to a frying pan preheated with vegetable oil;
• Fry, stirring occasionally;
• Then add the diced chicken fillet and the bell pepper, also diced;
• Cook until excess moisture and liquid is gone;
• As soon as the liquid has evaporated - add a little vegetable oil and sliced peeled tomatoes;
• As soon as the tomatoes let juice - add boiled rice to them;
• Salt and pepper;
• Stir gently.
Further:
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator;
• Put the filling in the middle of the mold;
• Carefully level;
• Sprinkle with grated cheese on top;
• Send to an oven preheated to 200 degrees for twenty minutes;
• After, as the crust on the cake becomes rosy, remove the form from the oven;
• Cover with foil;
• And send back to the oven for 30 minutes.
5. Thai rice with chicken and shrimps
And this is a dish for true gourmets. In addition, it is perfect for a romantic dinner, making it truly magical and exotic.
Ingredients:
• Boiled rice - 150 g;
• Peeled shrimps - 900 g;
• Chicken fillet - 300 g;
• Eggs - 1 piece;
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece;
• Chili pod - 1 piece;
• Medium-sized onions - 2 pieces;
• Green onions - 50 g;
• Garlic - 3 cloves;
• Canned pineapples - 140 g;
• Water - 80 ml;
• Soy sauce - 70 ml;
• Cashews - 100 g;
• Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp;
• Turmeric - 2 tsp;
• Coriander - 1 tsp;
• Hot pepper - 0.5 tsp;
• Salt - 1 tsp;
• Sugar - 1 tsp.
Cooking method:
• Boil shrimps in slightly salted water;
• Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes;
• Cut the pepper and pineapples into bars;
• Cut the onion into thin rings;
• Cut the garlic into longitudinal slices;
• Fry cashews in a pan for about 30 seconds;
• Chop green onions;
• Beat the egg in a bowl;
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan;
• Fry vegetables on average for about 2 minutes;
• Then add the egg;
• And fry for about 1 minute more;
• After pouring in water;
• And add chicken;
• Fry for 5-6 minutes;
• Add nuts and stir;
• Put rice, pineapples, shrimps, spices and seasonings with vegetables with nuts;
• Stir;
• Fry for 5-7 minutes;
• Remove from the stove;
• Add finely chopped green onions;
• Stir and serve.
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