Kitchen appliances and utensils
- slow cooker;
- beaker;
- knife;
- cutting board;
- multicooking spoon;
- tablespoon;
- for serving: a small ring to shape the finished dish and a flat plate.
Ingredients
- Rice (preferably long-grain) - 150 g
- Water - 150 g
- Canned corn - 2 tbsp. l
- Green peas - 2 tbsp. l
- Cauliflower - 5 inflorescences
- Carrots - 0.5 pcs.
- Onions - 0, 5 heads
- Vegetable oil for frying - 3 tbsp. l
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper (pepper mixture) - to taste
- A sprig of parsley for decoration - 2-3 pcs.
Step cooking
- Before cooking vegetables, turn on the slow cooker in frying mode for heating and pour 3 tbsp into the bowl. l vegetable oil.
- Peel half the onion and half of the carrots and cut into cubes. In 5 cauliflower inflorescences, cut off the remaining part of the stem and divide into very small inflorescences.
- Prepared in such a way onions, carrots, cabbage send to fry in a slow cooker.
- Lightly fry the vegetables, add 2 tbsp. l corn and green peas. Mix the ingredients, pour 150 g of rice. The peculiarity of this recipe is that rice can not be washed and not soaked, but dry cereal can be poured into the multicooker bowl. However, many housewives always prefer to wash the rice to rid the groats of small debris and excess starch.
- After pouring rice, salt and pepper all the products to taste. Pour 150 g of water. Level the surface of the rice-vegetable mixture and close the slow cooker.
- Switch to rice / porridge mode, set the time for 15 minutes, turn on the start. Due to the small amount of food, rice can cook even in such a short time.
- After 15 minutes, we check: if everything is ready, then pour the rice into a special ring shape on a flat plate. Lightly condense the rice with vegetables in a spoon, then remove the ring and decorate the dish with a sprig of fresh parsley.
Did you know? Before cooking, the rice grains are washed to get rid of excess starch, which means stickiness. The first rinse is done with quality water. After all, dry rice instantly absorbs liquid and gains the taste of the water that you washed it for the first time. Then the rice is soaked: in hot water (not boiling water!) The soaking process lasts 20 minutes, in cold - about 2 hours. The third stage of cereal preparation is washing after soaking. It is washed 2-3 times with running water, it is possible from a tap, since the cereal is already saturated with moisture.
Video recipe
See how easy it is in the video recipe for cooking rice with vegetables in a slow cooker.
Rice with vegetables is good for its versatility. It can be served with virtually any dish: meat, scrambled eggs, seafood. As an independent dish, rice with vegetables fits perfectly into a vegetarian or lean menu. The set of vegetables in the recipe can be changed depending on your tastes and desire, because rice goes well with any vegetables. Add fresh tomatoes and bell peppers, garlic, green beans. Experiment with different tastes. And do not forget to share the results of your experiments with other readers.
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