In a message dated 5/8/99 7:22:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
fatfree-request@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
It is sort of a thick, hearty mixture but not runny and the grains of rice
do
stay separate. We eat it as a main dish with crusty bread and maybe a salad
or green vegetable and a glass of white wine. Mmmmmm.
>>
Yes, it's an Italian dish. You saute onions, green veggies, whatever flavour
you want (onions and garlic and green peppers are good) in a little oil then
you add the uncooked rice and coat it with the mixture and then you add hot
broth, about a cup first and then 1/4 cup each time it starts to dry out--all
the while you stir back and forth. I use 1 cup of rice, 4 cups of liquid (can
be broth and white wine, just a bit at the end, but I usually use one cube of
instant broth mix to 4 cups of water)--keep adding and stirring until you've
used all the water up. Takes about 20 minutes. Then add 1/4 cup shredded
parmesan cheese (recipe calls for 2 T. butter but I skip it mostly) just
before serving, stir it in. This makes 4 servings or 2 generous full meal
servings. It's not diet food, but the texture is comforting.
Laura Kennelly