Ground Toasted Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Stir in 2 cups converted long-grain rice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring, until the rice is golden, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups each chicken broth and water; bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over low heat, 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in chopped scallions and parsley.

Steps:

• Select a skillet in which the rice fits in a thin layer. Put the rice in the pan, place over medium-low heat, and toast the rice, shaking the pan occasionally. The grains will first turn opaque and then golden. When the rice starts to show color, monitor the skillet closely, shaking it more frequently so that each grain toasts evenly. The grains will give off a fragrant nuttiness and shrink a bit, and the small holes at the end of each grain will be dark and visible. In general, it takes about 15 minutes to toast rice properly. When the grains are golden and/or golden brown, they are ready. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• When the grains are cool enough to handle, grind the rice in 1-tablespoon batches in a clean, dry electric coffee grinder. Pulse each batch about 8 times to achieve the texture of fine cornmeal. Do not grind to a fine powder. Put the ground rice through a coarse-mesh sieve, return the bits that didn't go through the sieve to the grinder, and add the next batch of whole toasted grains. Repeat, passing each batch through the sieve and returning any bits to the grinder. At the end, there will be some bits that will have to be discarded. You can save time by preparing the ground toasted rice several hours in advance and keeping it at room temperature covered with plastic wrap.

Steps:

• To make roasted rice powder, heat a wok or skillet over high heat. Add raw rice and cook, stirring often, until rice is toasted and dark brown, but not black, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside to cool. Grind to a coarse powder in a mortar, blender or coffee grinder; set aside.
• To cook chicken, heat a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. When very hot, add 2 tablespoons water, then add chicken, stirring constantly to break up any lumps. Cook just until cooked through, about two minutes, then transfer to mixing bowl. While chicken is just warm, add remaining ingredients (except for garnishes) and roasted rice powder. Mix gently but thoroughly. Taste and adjust seasonings. Mixture should be tangy, salty and lightly spicy.
• Spoon onto serving plate and surround with mint, lettuce and cucumber. Serve with rice. If serving with sticky rice, pinch some off, mold into a small ball and dip into larb, scooping up a little of each ingredient. Or scoop larb into lettuce leaves.