Simple basmati rice, like in the restaurants!

If you use short-grain risotto or paella rice, this will be dense, whereas long-grain rice ends up lighter, with more separate grains.

This earthy-tasting rice, sometimes referred to as Chinese “forbidden” rice, gets its black color—and longer cooking time—from the black layer of bran that is still attached to each grain. Soaking the grains before cooking them makes a more tender rice.

Real wild rice is not as glossy and black as the hybridized varieties, but it has a more delicate and complex flavor. It is not easy to find outside of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and environs, but when you do find it, cook it like this. (This method can be used for all wild rice, regardless of how wild ..

A Turkey/chicken stuffing

This quick, easy and tasty rice is the perfect side to any Chinese meal.

Baste now and then. Vegetables have a lot of water that evaporates quickly on a hot grill. That’s good news for flavor because as the water evaporates the real vegetable flavors get more intense. But some vegetables, especially mushrooms, are prone to shrinking and drying out when they lose water, ..

Sweet and Savory Grilled Coconut-Rice Hotcakes – are a favorite street food in Thailand. Our favorite place to get them is nearby our hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Tawng Law), from Siripon, Maker of Kanom Krok.

A great way to use up your leftover ~ carrot, ham and spinach to make this healthy fried rice. You can also add some sweet corn into it to add extra colour to make your kids to enjoy this meal.

Fried Rice with Prawns and Mixed Vegetables