Re: The Art of Cooking
i didnt start cooking, like really cooking, til i got married like a couple months ago... i was learning like the first month (stuff came out real bad, my god) but now im getting good and am looking for different things. i dont cook the same thing much... i always like to look for new recipes. right now im trying to search with different things i can do with rice, besides biryanis.
heres something i cooked today. its called lemon rice. real good.
Lemon Rice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken stock, divided
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1 lemon, zested
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
1 tablespoon butter
Heat a medium pot over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add rice and toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken stock and the bay, lemon zest, turmeric, coriander, cumin and cardamom. Cover pot and bring rice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer rice 18 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, remove bay leaf and add butter. Toss to coat the rice evenly.
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