Tag: vegetable broth
Quick Spanish Rice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1 medium red pepper, chopped
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- Salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- Juice of half a lime
Add the olive oil and cumin seeds into a medium saucepan. Add the green onions and garlic. Saute for a minute and add the tomato sauce and red peppers. Saute on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the jasmine rice and sauté for a minute and add the broth, salt and chili powder. Bring to a boil and simmer till rice is done. Fluff with fork and add cilantro and lime juice.
Lemon and Dill Risotto
There is nothing better than a bowl of creamy, cheesy risotto.. well, maybe a bowl of creamy, cheesy risotto topped with dill shrimp scampi. It was a delicious combination of flavors. The shrimp had garlic, dill and lemon juice… so, I decided to mimic the flavors in the risotto as well. I love making risotto.. it is like having a blank canvas.. I can do whatever I want with it.
I started with garlic and shallots. I added the rice, some white wine and broth. Once the rice was almost cooked, I added half and half, cheese, lemon zest and of course the main ingredient of the evening- dill. The green specks looked amazing against the snowy white rice. It tasted even better, especially with a huge helping of the shrimp scampi…
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