Turmeric Orange Ginger Infused Rice
photo by BarbryT
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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3 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 cup rice (short or long grain, not Aborio)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 finely minced garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon freshly and finely minced gingerroot
- 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1⁄2 cup dried mango
- additional water, for cooking rice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 pinch of freshly cracked black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup toasted pine nuts
- four finely minced mint leaf (lemon balm will work well also)
- olive oil (for drizzling)
directions
- Take ½ cup diced dried mango in a small cup and add 1 tablespoon thawed frozen orange juice concentrate.
- Add enough very warm, but not hot, water to cover. Let sit to plump and infuse mango with orange juice.
- Meanwhile, melt butter over low-medium heat in 2 quart saucepan, but do not brown.
- Add garlic and ginger to butter and let combine until entire mixture is no longer raw and cooked to infuse the butter. Do not brown.
- Drain mango, take juice and pour into measuring cup and add water to equal 1 ¾ cup.
- Add liquid to saucepan and bring to a boil. Add rice, salt, cinnamon and pepper and turmeric.
- Cover and simmer about 15 minutes til rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat, covered.
- Then add macerated mango, fluffing with a fork. Recover. Before serving, sprinkle with freshly minced mint and pine nuts. Refluff. Taste for seasoning (salt and pepper), and adjust to taste.
- Drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and serve. Enjoy.
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This is delicious! I had it with steamed sole & added a garnish of mint and also added some dried hot red peppers to the recipe for some heat. I am dairy-free, so used extra virgin olive oil in place of the butter! I will definitely be making this dish again. I like Barbry T's idea of dried apricots - will have to try that too!
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This is delicious! I had it with steamed sole & added a garnish of mint and also added some dried hot red peppers to the recipe for some heat. I am dairy-free, so used extra virgin olive oil in place of the butter! I will definitely be making this dish again. I like Barbry T's idea of dried apricots - will have to try that too!
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I am studying as a chef, but have been a baker for years and years. Cakes, cookies, wedding cakes (baking and decorating), pastries, candies, chocolates...you name it...I've probably made it.
I planted an herb garden 2 seasons ago and really enjoyed it and having been doing so ever since. I had fresh herbs all summer long and an abundance to dry and "put up" for the winter. Nothing beats your own fresh rosemary, basil, thyme and savory, sage, mint, oregano. I have five huge rosemary bushes that are thriving outside, despite frigid weather (it's quite hardy!). Rosemary is probably my favorite herb.
I love to infuse oils...the safe way. I infuse them right before I cook with them, either with garlic or herbs or both. I love making simple syrups (I always use the 2 to 1 ratio: 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water...it IS a syrup). I love it in hot tea and in a variety of drinks...even homemade ice creams. I've infused simple syrups with rosemary, lemon, apple mint, lime and lavender. All were fantastic with a cup of, for instance, blood orange/pomegranate green tea, or even basic teas or plain green teas. They do wonders for iced teas also. Try sweetening your lemonade with a basil simple syrup, it's great! I always have them on hand. They take up a huge amount of refrigerator space, but I cannot do without them.
I am an amateur photographer and just got my new Canon XSi 450D Rebel and am having such a great time with it. I'm currently experimenting with macro photography with some great lens diopters. So when I make a recipe and it comes out looking nice, I'll have a really detailed picture of it, lol.
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