Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- one teaspoon salt to each cupful of rice
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- salt
Directions
The grains may be cooked whole, coarsely ground, as grits, and finely ground, as flour. Grains cooked All these grains can be cooked whole whole. but it is seldom done, because of the
length of time required. Only rice and barley are generally so cooked.
In cooking rice, the aim should be to
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have the grams distinct from each other, soft, dry and mealy.
This is the best way. Add to the rice
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three times its bulk of water, salt well, put in a covered dish in a steamer and steam J hour. Or, the rice may be soaked over night, and it will then steam soft in twenty minutes.
Put the rice into a large quantity of
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boiling water, add one teaspoon salt to each cupful of rice; boil fast, stirring occasionally. Drain, dry out a little and keep warm by covering with a cloth, as is done with potatoes. Save the water poured off for soup.
Its best use is as a vegetable with
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meat. Being of a bland and neutral character, it can, like bread, be made into an endless
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number of dishes to be eaten with meats, or into des- sert dishes, with sugar, fruits, etc. For rice omelette (see page 60), rice pudding (see pages 107 and 110).
Grated cheese is a good addition to rice, supplying its lack of proteids and fat.
Pearl barley Soak all night and boil soft in salted
boiled. water. It may also be steamed. Use
as a thickening for soups, or like rice, as a vegeta- ble, or as a breakfast dish with sugar and milk.
It is excellent mixed with its bulk of stewed prunes; — pour over it melted butter, sugar and cinnamon.