Emerald Rice Recipes

EMERALD RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 25-35 minutes or until heated through.

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken livers and sausage and cook, stirring, until the meat is browned, about 6 minutes. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil, the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, Essence, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the stock and bay leaves and scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir thoroughly. Cook until the rice is heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and remove the bay leaves. Stir in the parsley and serve.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

PERSIAN RICE

Steps:

• Bring water and kosher salt to a boil in a pot; add rice and cook, stirring, for exactly 7 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cover bottom of pot with 1 layer of potato slices. Sprinkle cumin and salt over potatoes. Cook until potatoes are sizzling, 2 to 3 minutes; top potatoes with rice to form an even layer. Reduce heat to low and place butter slices over rice.
• Top pot with a layer of clean paper towels and place lid over towels. Steam until rice is fluffy, about 45 minutes.
• Grind saffron threads with a mortar and pestle. Mix crushed saffron with 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water in a large bowl. Add a couple spoonfuls of rice to saffron mixture and stir until rice is yellow.
• Spoon remaining rice into a serving bowl, top with saffron rice, and line edges of bowl with potatoes. Garnish with parsley.

EMERALD RICE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Put into a greased 1-1/2 qt casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 350* for 25 minutes.

EMERALD RICE

Steps:

• Preheat your broiler to high.
• Heat the rice in your microwave until it's warmed through. Place the rice in a flameproof casserole or baking dish and toss with the melted butter, the chopped cilantro, parsley, lime zest and Parmesan. Place the dish under the broiler for 5 to 7 minutes, until the cheese is browned. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

EMERALD FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the finely shredded greens with 1 teaspoon salt and leave for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the liquid and chop finely.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying-pan or crepe pan.
• Pur in the beaten egg and allow to spread thinly over with a palette knife and cook the other side gently.
• Remove the omelette and cut into fine shreds.
• Heat another tablespoon of oil in the frying-pan and add the finely chopped greens.
• Stir-fry for about 30 seconds, then remove from the pan.
• Heat the remaining oil in a wok until it is smoking.
• Add the spring onions, then the rice, and toss well together until the rice is heated through.
• Add the remaining salt with the MSG, greens, omelette shreds and ham.
• Toss all together and serve hot on a serving dish.