Japanese Fried Rice

4 cups cooked converted or parboiled rice (1 cup uncooked)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 tablespoons finely grated carrot
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup diced onion (1/2 small onion)
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt

Instructions:1. Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 minutes). Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator.
2. Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat. Separate the scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.
3. When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add peas, grated carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl. Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.
4. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan over medium/high heat.
5. When butter has completely melted, dump the bowl of rice and other ingredients into the pan and add soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper. Cook rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Serves 4.

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Rice Pudding

4 handfuls long grain rice
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
4 tbsp (60 ml) sugar
1 can evaporated milk
3 cups (700 ml) water
dash salt
1 lump butter - size of walnut
nutmeg

Instructions:Combine rice, vanilla, sugar, milk, water, salt and butter in large casserole dish.
Sprinkle top with nutmeg.
Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 2 hours

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Chinese Fried Rice

Makes 3 to 4 servings.

** Stir Fry Ingredients **

2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
225g (8oz) Cooked long grain rice
75g (3oz) Smoked lean bacon, finely diced
75g (3oz) Peeled prawns
2 size 3 eggs, beaten
100g (4oz) Fresh or frozen peas, blanched
6 Spring Onions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

** To garnish **

Spring onion tassels

Instructions:** Procedure **

1) Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, until just smoking.
Stir in the rice and stir fry for 1 minute, then add the bacon and prawns.
Continue to cook for a further 5 minutes over a high heat.

2) Stir in the beaten eggs, peas and spring onions, and cook for a further
two minutes. Season to taste.

3) Serve piping hot, garnished with spring onion tassels.

Note: For best results, slightly undercook the rice.
This will stop the whole thing from becoming a slodgy mess.

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White Rice With Chiles And Tomatoes

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup long-grain white rice*
1 small onion, chopped
2 cups water*
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 can (4 oz.) ORTEGA Diced Green Chiles
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions:Directions
HEAT vegetable oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add rice and onion; cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is tender and rice is slightly golden. Add water; cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed.

STIR in tomato, chiles and salt; heat through.

NOTE: For quick-cook rice, use 2 cups instant rice instead of 1 cup long-grain white rice. After mixture comes to a boil, cook for length of time recommended on instant rice package.

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Nutty Rice And Chile Salad

Ingredients
1 cup (7-ounce can) ORTEGA Diced Green Chiles
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 cups cooked long-grain white or wild rice
1 cup (1 large) chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup (about 3) chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions:Directions
COMBINE chiles, vinegar, vegetable oil and mustard in small bowl. Combine rice, bell pepper, green onions and pecans in medium bowl. Add chile mixture; toss to coat well. Cover; refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

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Chicken and Rice Wraps

Serves/Makes:8 wraps

Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 cups (700 ml) of broccoli
1 package of shredded cheese (2 cups), any style of cheese will work
1 package of shredded chedder cheese (2 cups)
2 bags of rice (boil in a bag rice)
1 8 oz (224 grm). or larger of salsa
one package of flour tortillas,burrito size

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cut chicken into small pieces and cook in pan till done.
Boil rice while chicken is cooking.
Cook broccoli; chop.
Add together chicken, rice, broccoli, and 1 package of shredded cheese in large bowl; mix well.
Lay out tortillas and put good size amount of mixture in; wrap up and place in a 9 inch x 13 inch pan.
Pour salsa on top of wraps and sprinkle 1 package of shredded cheddar cheese on top of salsa.
Bake in oven until cheese is melted.
Remove from oven and serve.

Comments
Try this recipe with leftover turkey!

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Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice

Serves/Makes:4 servings

Ingredients
1 pound Lean ground beef
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
1 tsp (5 ml) Fresh ginger, grated (OR 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger)
2 tbsp (30 ml) Water
1 Red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pkg Frozen pea pods (6 ounces)
3 cups (700 ml) Cooked rice, cold
3 tbsp (45 ml) Soy sauce
1/4 cup (60 ml) Green onion, thinly sliced
2 tsp (10 ml) Sesame oil

Preparation
Use large, nonstick pan.
Add beef, garlic and ginger and cook over medium heat until beef is no longer pink (breaking meat into 3/4-inch crumbles), about 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove with slotted spoon; pour off any dripping.
In same skillet, heat water over medium-high heat until hot.
Add bell pepper and pea pods.
Cook 3 minutes, or until bell pepper is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
Add rice, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix well.
Return beef to skillet and heat through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in green onions before serving.

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Beefy Rice

Serves/Makes:6 or more

Ingredients
1 box of rice
1 large sized steak, chopped in little cubes
1 green pepper, cut in little pieces
4 mushrooms, diced
2 cans of beef consumme or beef broth
2 cans of water (one of the consumme cans filled twice)
soy sauce

Preparation
Put the two cans of water and the two cans of consumme in a large pot.
Add the green peppers and the mushrooms to the broth and water mixture.
Bring it to a boil.
In a frying pan, fry the steak cubes.
When the water boils remove from heat and add the rice; cover.
Let set for 10 minutes.
When the rice is done setting add soy sauce to taste (If you use light soy sauce it will become more salty).
When you finish mixing in soy sauce add the fried steak.
Stir in the steak and serve.

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