I made this yesterday.It's a delicious rice recipe from Crescent Dragonwagon's "Passionate Vegetarian" on page 474. She has a whole story about this favorite recipe from her hippie days. She's been making this since age 16.
Rice a la Hippie Cooking spray 2 tsps. to 1 tblspn. mild vegetable oil 1 large onion, sliced vertically into thin crescents 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into vertical strips 1 carrot diced 5 or 6 mushrooms, sliced 1 rib celery, diced 4 1/2 cups cooked brown rice, preferably short grain, leftover or cold 2 tblspns. raisins, preferably golden 1 1/2 tsps. caraway seed (I use 1/2 tsp. not my favorite spice) 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary 1/2 tsp. dried basil (I use my fresh pineapple basil 1 tbspn.) 1/4 tsp. dried oregano 1/4 tsp. celery seed 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 2 tblspns. minced dried apricots 2 tblspns. pecans or raw cashews, chopped (optional) 2 to 4 ounces cheese cut into 1/4-inch cubes (any of the following or mix them Muenster, Cheddar and or mozzarella) In a large skillet spray with cooking spray, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 3 mins. Add the bell pepper and carrot and saute for another 3 mins. Add the mushrooms and celery and saute for 4 mins. Gradually stir in the rice, folding the vegetables into it. Lower the heat and add raisins, caraway, basil, rosemary, oregano, celery seed, thyme, apricots and nuts. Stir gently, folding the ingredients together but trying to avoid crushing the rice too much. Pop a cover on the skillet and let all the contents steam together over low heat until warmed through, 6 to 8 mins. (You can add a little water for the rice to steam in if needed). When the rice is quite hot, stir in the cheese and cook just until the cubes start to melt. Remove from the heat and serve immediately. The cheese should be melty, but still be in discrete bites. "Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows. They're fast but they're lazy, and sleep in green meadows. Let's bungle in the jungle." Source: Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle Ever need a meatless recipe? Come and see us. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vegetarian_group/ Want it hot and splicy? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gourmet-garden-of-spicy-vegetarin-eatin/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HERB-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HERB-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
