Central Asian Rice And Bean Stew Recipes

CENTRAL ASIAN RICE AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot, heat the oil or fat until very hot. Add the onions, lower the heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Add the potatoes and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, then add the cumin, chile, salt, and pepper and stir well. Add 2 cups of the boiling water or stock and bring to a boil. Let boil vigorously for several minutes, then stir in the dal. Once the mixture has again returned to the boil, lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the mung beans are tender, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so to prevent sticking. Add more boiling water or stock if necessary.
• When the beans are done, stir in the cooked rice. The mixture should be moist; add a little hot water or stock if necessary. Taste for seasoning. Serve hot, garnished with sprigs of fresh mint (if available) and accompanied by plain yogurt.
• Alternative: An Uzbek version of this stew includes lamb: Cut 1/2 pound lean lamb into small cubes. Add the meat several minutes after you begin sautéing the onions. You may wish to increase the salt and pepper.

KOREAN BEEF AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, oil and seasonings., Stir sauce into beef; heat through. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with green onions. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

RICE & BEANS (HAITIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Place beans in a large pot, and cover with 3 inches of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Drain, reserving liquid.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute shallot and garlic until fragrant. Stir in cooked beans, and cook for 2 minutes. Measure reserved liquid, and add water to equal 5 cups; stir into skillet. Stir in the uncooked rice. Season with bay leaves, adobo seasoning, salt, pepper, and cloves. Place sprigs of parsley and thyme, and scotch bonnet pepper on top, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove thyme, parsley, and scotch bonnet pepper to serve.

SMOKY PINTO BEAN STEW WITH CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice in a fine-mesh sieve until water runs clear. Place rice in a small saucepan, along with water and ½ teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, halve bell pepper, remove stem and seeds, and cut into ½-inch pieces. Finely chop cilantro leaves and stems.
• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium flame until shimmering. Add paprika. Cook, stirring frequently, for 30 seconds. Add chopped bell pepper, ½ teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are soft, 4-5 minutes.
• Rinse then add beans plus ¼ cup water to the saucepan. Partially cover and cook over medium-high until beans are tender and liquid has thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon of cilantro mixture to rice, and separately to beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve rice topped with bean stew.

HEARTY BEAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions in oil until tender; add the garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, carrots, celery, broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Stir in the beans, tomato paste, chili powder and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CHINESE FRIED RICE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and soak rice for half an hour.
• Par boil rice in water to which 3 tsps of salt has been added.
• Drain well and if possible spread it out on a clean tea towel to dry and let the grains separate.
• In a large wok add 2 1/2 tbsp oil and stir fry the chopped onions,the carrots, beans, peppers and chicken for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the soya sauce, pepper powder and salt to taste.
• Add the melted stock cube.
• **Keep in mind that SOYA SAUCE AND THE STOCK CUBE HAVE ADDED SALT IN IT so go by your judgment**.
• Add the cooled rice to the wok and mix with a light hand so as to not break the rice.
• Sprinkle with the chopped green spring onions.
• Place on low heat for 10 minutes till rice is done.
• Scramble a egg and serve on top of the rice.
• Serve steaming hot!