Medium-Grain Rice Side Dishes Recipes

"A different way of preparing rice and a great accompaniment to roasted meats and game. From the book "The French Farmhouse Kitchen" by Eileen Reece."

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Ingredients: pepper, dried marjoram, onions...

"Mad craving that came out insanely tasty. Ingredients are approximate because I didn't measure much which is why most things say 'to taste,' lol. I didn't include cooking or cooling time for the rice. Cooking time will depend on your method of cooking & cooling will depend as well. I set mine in my cool basement for 1/2 hour or so. I say..."

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Ingredients: toasted sesame oil, eggs, oil...

"Posted for ZWT 7. I modified the recipe slightly by decreasing the coconut milk and increasing the water. Sourced from http://southamericanfood.about.com"

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Ingredients: coconut milk, lentils...

"This rich pilaf from _Anjum's New Indian_ starts with whole spices toasted in oil, then rice, almonds and raisins are cooked in water and milk scented with saffron. (If you substitute coconut milk or water for the milk, this is vegan.) Posted by Caroline Russock at Serious Eats. http://bit.ly/hIqzbj"

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"West African Jollof Rice is superb! My parents are nigerian. I grew up eating this rice and every eaten at every party where the host is west african. Every west african country has its own version, however this is the best! Enjoy!"

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Ingredients: cilantro, curry powder...

"From The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. The authors call for a 6 cup rice cooker, I've had no problems with my 3 cup model. Serve this as a main dish for 4, or a side dish for 6."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, cooking spray...

"This is a rich and creamy risotto that is a great side dish and works well as a vegetarian main dish. The mushrooms will break up a some while stirring, so resist the temptation to cut them too small when chopping. The recipe can be made with chicken or vegetable stock as you prefer."

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Ingredients: chives, fresh ground black pepper...

"Being of Armenian descent, I was raised on foods from that region of the world, and pilaf was one on which the children in my family cut their teeth. I never even knew rice was white until I was 17 years old as we always ate pilaf. My brothers and I had no grandmother to teach us, but we did have our great-aunt, our grandfather's sister, who filled..."

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Ingredients: vermicelli, low sodium chicken broth...

"This is similar to the rice served at our local shawarma restaurant without the gluten noodles. This is a rice that can be dolled up replacing the water with some kind of broth or stock, adding onion fried until transparent in butter after cooked or even adding a hand full of pine nuts lightly toasted in a dry frying pan all depending on what you are..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, rice vermicelli...

"A easy flavorful rice dish. I serve with this with many seafood dishes or just a nice side to Mexican dishes as well. Serve this with my recipe #407148. It is a great compliment."

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Ingredients: cilantro, pepper, dried thyme...

"Great served with a garden salad."

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Ingredients: cilantro, dry white wine...