Jasmine Rice Quinoa Pilaf Recipes

JASMINE RICE & QUINOA PILAF

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion and carrot in oil until tender. Add rice and quinoa; stir to coat. Stir in broth and pepper., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, adding the broccoli during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

FRAGRANT JASMINE RICE PILAF

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, cumin and salt. Cook, stirring, until the shallots are tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the rice until the grains are well coated with the buttery shallot mixture.
• 2. Add the broth, orange zest and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, discarding the zest and cinnamon stick. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the cashews and scallions.

QUINOA AND RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Place the quinoa and rice in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse until the water runs clear. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until foamy. Add the quinoa and rice and cook, stirring to coat with the butter, then add the broth or water. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to low and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Cook for 18 minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and season to taste.

QUINOA PILAF

Steps:

• In a small nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and carrot in oil for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and salt; bring to a boil., Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from the heat. Fluff with a fork.

SAVORY RICE AND QUINOA PILAF

Steps:

• Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in basmati rice, quinoa, tomatoes, raisins, parsley, salt, pepper, allspice, and sage. Reduce heat and simmer until broth is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.

JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over a medium-low heat, warm the oil. Add onion and saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in green peas, bay leaf, and jasmine rice. Stir to coat the rice.
• Pour 3 cups water into the saucepan and add the salt. Increase the heat to medium and let the rice come to a quick simmer. Reduce heat to low and let rice simmer lightly and sit uncovered until all of the liquid is absorbed. Cover the rice and remove from heat. Let sit for about 40 minutes.

BROWN JASMINE RICE WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Wash uncooked quinoa. Easiest method is to rinse in a fine mesh colandar.
• Wash uncooked brown jasmine rice. Easiest method is to rinse it in the rice pot prior to cooking, and drain off rinse water.
• Add quinoa and rice to rice pot, if the rice isn't already in there.
• Add water to the rice pot up to the "4", presuming your rice pot has numbers stamped on the wall of the pot which correspond to the number of "scoops" being made.
• If you have a basic "keep/cook" rice pot, press the button down to "cook". If you have one of those weird digital rice pots, cook the rice in the usual fashion. The 25% quinoa substitution will not affect cooking time.