Spa Cuisine - Brown Rice With Carrots, Celery & Ginger

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"Recipe from the Rio Caliente Hot Springs Health Spa in the Sierra Madre mountains near Guadalajara, Mexico."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil (or any cold-pressed vegetable oil)
• 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
• soy sauce
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced & steamed
• 1⁄2 cup fresh celery, chopped

directions

1. Brown rice briefly in the oil until brown.
2. In a blender, combine the onion, garlic, ginger and soy sauce and blend until liquid.
3. To the rice, add the water, the contents of the blender, and cook covered 30 minutes over a low flame.
4. After 30 minutes add the carrots and celery.
5. Cook 10 minutes more, covered.
6. Let stand five minutes before serving.