SIDE DISHES

Steamed rice

Time taken: 30 minutes
Ingredients for 4 people:
400 g long-grained rice, salt, 1 spoonful oil.

Fill a pan with water, add a little salt.Wet the rice and place in a colander, or in the top part of a steamer. The rice must be completely covered by the water.As soon as it starts to boil, raise the colander (or the top of the steamer) onto the edge of the pan, cover with a lid and continue to cook for about 10 minutes. When cooked, add a spoonful of oil.Rice cooked in this way is ideal with various stews and meat with sauces.

Time taken: 30 minutes
Ingredients for 4 people:
350 g rice, 100 g butter, 1 onion, salt, 1 litre stock.

Finely chop the onion and sauté gently in a casserole in half the butter.Pour in the rice and mix well with the onion, then add the hot stock which should come to about 4 cm above the level of the rice. Seal the casserole hermetically and put in a hot oven for about 15 minutes.Pour the rice into a soup tureen, add the remaining butter and stir well.If you wish to give the dish an oriental flavour, add a pinch of cinnamon, cloves or chilli.Rice pilaf is the ideal side-dish for recipes involving chicken and other meats, shellfish, mushrooms etc. accompanied by sauces with a cream, curry, tomato, sauces with paprika and other flavours common to Western and Eastern cuisine.

Time taken: 25 minutes
Ingredients for 4 people:
350 g rice, 100 g butter, 25 g curry powder, 2 onions, 1 litre stock, salt and pepper.

Finely chop the onions and sauté gently in a third of the butter. Add the rice, the curry, salt and pepper and stir well so that the rice absorbs the flavours.Gently pour in the hot stock and cook over a low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Just before serving, add the rest of the butter, stir and leave to rest for a few minutes.This recipe is suitable for accompanying all kinds of meat and fish dishes and is also excellent with boiled lean chicken or fish. However, in the case of the latter, we suggest that a curry sauce should be prepared separately to accompany it.