What to do with leftover rice?
Yesterday I made a stir-fry, and cooked extra rice with the plan of making some fried rice with the excess. Of course, today fried rice is the last thing I want. So what should I do with about three cups of cooked jasmine rice?
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27 Comments:
Golabki (stuffed cabbage), stuffed peppers, rice pudding.
Or heat up a portion in the microwave, top with a fried egg, soy sauce and sriracha. Yum yum breakfast.
Kerosena at 10:23AM on 12/09/08
Rice pudding? Or were you specifically interested in entrees? If so, how about Warm Jasmine Rice Salad with Shrimp and Thai Herbs?
Junie at 10:23AM on 12/09/08
@Kerosena - That is my favorite leftover-rice meal too! My favorite is made with leftover short-grain brown rice.
producestories at 10:40AM on 12/09/08
Freeze it until you want to make fried rice.
MerMade07 at 10:50AM on 12/09/08
Stuffed Peppers!!!!! LOLOL. There's irony in the timing.
I like to make arancini. Not healthy but fun and yummy.
I'd do rice pudding with some of it.
therealchiffonade at 10:59AM on 12/09/08
Make soup - would go well in a clear-broth soup, or pour a creamier soup over it for a hearty meal.
Side dish/starch - toss in some pine nuts or raisins or maybe a few spices, easy tasty addition to a meal.
Freeze it.
joyyy at 11:31AM on 12/09/08
Any stew would be awesome on top! Myself, I'd go for a curry. Mm.
mikaque at 11:42AM on 12/09/08
I like it as an enchilada-ish dish, rolled up with black beans and salsa, with cheese and sauce on top, baked until warm and gooey
francie at 11:44AM on 12/09/08
oh yeah, casserole filler is a great option too
joyyy at 11:55AM on 12/09/08
make that Greek chicken soup
pjracz10 at 12:29PM on 12/09/08
I love ladling homemade soup over a bowl of rice, too.
holdthemayo at 12:35PM on 12/09/08
Rice, cheese, beans, roll in tortilla, microwave.
Make instant vanilla pudding, stir in rice.
Add to prepared chicken rice soup, as it never has enough rice in it anyway.
Chicken, broccoli, rice, cream soup, cheese. Bake.
akk328 at 12:49PM on 12/09/08
I always eat my soup poured over rice :) whether it's vegetable soup, chicken noodle, gumbo, etc., plus chili, beef stew, goat curry, etc.
In high school back in the mid-80s (not sure if they still serve it anymore), the cafeteria used to pair rice with battered fried mahimahi filets. The rice (medium-grain) was mixed with some kind of vinegar, as there was a tinge of sweetness and sourness, so it may have been mirin, slivers of fresh carrots and green beans mixed in. While it's not hiding the leftover rice, it tastes quite different...
Cassaendra at 1:13PM on 12/09/08
Are you going to a wedding anytime in the near fututre? =)
pjracz10 at 1:29PM on 12/09/08
My family eats left over rice like hot cereal. Warm with butter, cinnamon, sugar, and milk. I have also had pretty good luck freezing rice.
vickiee at 1:33PM on 12/09/08
mmm just warm it in the nuker with some butter and a little soy.
huneybumper at 2:02PM on 12/09/08
The old standby -- Fried rice. Always good and never the same twice.
lakeloverhh at 2:11PM on 12/09/08
Rocky Horror Picture show. J/K.
You can use rice in a fritatta. I liked the stuffed cabbage rolls. I always make rice with chili.
JerzeeTomato at 4:50PM on 12/09/08
Rice griddle cakes anyone? :)
Ingredients
3 eggs
l/2 tsp. salt
1 C. milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 C. flour
2 Tbs. butter, melted
1 C. cooked rice
Directions
Beat eggs thoroughly. Add salt and milk. Mix baking powder with flour. Add to first mixture. Add butter and rice. Mix until smooth. Bake on hot griddle, browning on each side.
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 4:50PM on 12/09/08
@Jeryzee seen the flick on weekends @ least 20 or more times lol.
pjracz10 at 5:41PM on 12/09/08
Alton Brown's got a great recipe for oven-baked flounder, stuffed with a spinach filling and set on top of leftover cooked rice. It all gets baked with a cheesy cream sauce and is absolutely delicious. Check it out on FN website.
buffy at 8:23PM on 12/09/08
My leftover rice will turn into fried rice if I have enough of it.
ElissaLovesToEat at 1:16PM on 12/10/08
If you don't feel like rice tonight, ziploc baggie it, and toss in the freezer until you need it for something like: to thicken pureed soups (split pea, roasted red pepper, mushroom, etc.), stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers, fried rice, or your dog needs to go on a bland diet. I cant resist curry and rice, beef burgundy over rice (yes, even jasmine rice), fried kimchi rice topped with fried egg. 'kay, i'm gonna cook some rice now.
wookie at 1:45PM on 12/10/08
Everyone should eat Hawaiian Loco Moco at least once before their arteries explode. Now is as good a time as any...
czken at 3:55PM on 12/10/08
Here is a recipe I've had at least 25 years. Chicken or veggies could be substituted for the tuna.
21/2c. cooked rice
4 eggs
2Tbls.butter, melted
2Tbls. chopped parsley(or other herb)
11/2c.shredded cheese(any kind)
1 can(7 oz.) tuna, drained and flaked
11/4c. milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4tsp pepper
Combine rice 1 slightly beaten egg, butter and parsley. Press mixture against bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate. Sprinkle 3/4c. cheese over rice. Top with half tuna; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Beat togethr milk,3 eggs,salt mustard and pepper. Pour over pie mixture and sprinkle with remaining tuna. Bake 375 for 25 to 30 minutes
diamath at 7:34PM on 12/10/08
mix with smoked fish (the canned kippered herring works well), spring onions, seasonings of your choice, and an egg... make patties and fry up some ricy fishcakes!
rhinny at 12:11AM on 12/11/08
Leftover rice is the traditional thickener for bisque.
thepictsie at 8:57PM on 12/13/08