Thursday, December 02, 2010

Thursday Challenge: Brown -

"Brown Rice"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... rice is born in water and must die in wine ..."
- Old Italian Proverb

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6 Comments:

Blogger SusuPetal said...

Brown rice is good. How did you make them, can you give the recipe?

4:33 AM  
Blogger Mick said...

SusuPetal:
It's so easy even you can do it, Susu:
1/2 cup water - bring to a boil
1/2 cup brown rice - stir in until returns to a boil
reduce heat to medium and cook 15 -20 minutes - stirring occasionally
remove from heat and cover - let stand for 5 minutes
here's the best part - add some wildflower honey and eat! :)

9:36 AM  
Blogger John M. Mora said...

"stirring occasionally"

I always turn heat way down and never take lid off....

I like the image much - you have made a simple grain evocative and timeless.

2:50 PM  
Blogger Shobha said...

Interesting post and thanks for sharing the recipe.

6:07 PM  
Blogger hpy said...

They look just like beans.

3:11 AM  
Blogger Mick said...

John M. Mora:
Yes, that probably works much better than an extra 5 minutes, covered, off the heat.

Shobha:
Thank you and you're welcome. :)

While the rice is cooking I like to make a little something to go with it:
1 pat of butter
1 tbs olive oil
3 slices of onion (diced)
3 large, fresh mushrooms (diced)
1/3 cup kielbasi (diced)
- heat oil and butter in a shallow pan with a pinch of oregano and seasoned salt; add onions, mushrooms and kielbasi, cook until ingredients begin to brown; add rice, stir thoroughly and cook 5 more minutes; serve hot and eat with a sprinkle of your favorite grated cheese

hpy:
They do look like beans in this close-up, Hèléne, but it's brown rice just the same. Too, so sorry that you didn't get any but Susu gobbled it all up! :O

9:39 AM  

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