Anything But Over Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Cook brown rice as indicated. Usually takes about 40-45 minutes. While the rice simmers, begin the main dish.
• Heat 1 TBS olive oil over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic until color change occurs. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add 1/2 of fresh herbs and green peppers. Cook another 2 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir well, cover and simmer over medium heat.
• Heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Saute shrimp until pink. Add to tomato/mushroom mixture, while preserving oil. Add scallops to oil and cook until done, 3-5 minutes. Add to tomato/mushroom mixture, while preserving oil. Cook squid strips in remaining oil (it doesn't take long before they become chewy). Add to tomato/mushroom mixture.
• Add remaining herbs and cream to mixture. Stir well while heating for an extra minute or two. Ladle over rice and top with feta crumbles and sprig of thyme or rosemary.

Steps:

• Mix the pinch of saffron into the chicken broth.
• Cook the rice using the chicken broth mixture. **I make the rice in my rice cooker which calls for 1 1/4 cup liquid, if you are making it on the stove then follow the directions on the package of rice for the amount of liquid and if you have a rice cooker be sure to check your own manual for the amount of liquid as they are all different.**.
• While the rice is cooking sauté the onions in a little oil, on low to med. heat, stirring them frequently. I like to sauté them for awhile (like 20 minutes), so they get caramelized.
• Turn the onions off when they are done to your liking.
• When the rice is done add another tablespoon or so of olive to the onions turn the heat up a bit and add the cooked rice.
• Stir fry the rice for about 5 minutes and then add the peas and sauté for another 5 minutes or so. I like to really stir fry the rice, so I use the maximum amount of oil. With the heat on med-high I let it sit so some of the rice gets a little crispy, not burned, but crispy on the bottom. - I hope that makes sense!
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Now, some variations depending on my mood --.
• I add diced bell pepper with the onions.
• Or add garlic or fresh sliced mushrooms to the onions 5 or so minutes into their sautéing.
• I also add some toasted slivered almonds occasionally.
• And, sometimes I add a handful of fresh parmesan to the finished warm rice, it's really good!
• You can pretty much do as you please with this; it's so easy and always so good.