My rice recipes




Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Dill Sauce

October 17th, 2009 in Main Dish Recipes, Pork Dishes by MeCooking

Cabbage rolls (stuffed cabbage) dish is very popular food in Eastern Europe. No wander you can easily find cabbage rolls among traditional recipes in cuisines of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania and many others countries.

Making of cabbage rolls from the scratch (including grinding meat, boiling and separating cabbage and then preparing them one by one) would take some time, so it is better if you start cooking in advance. However you can leave prepared cabbage rolls in the oven with heat turned off for up to 1 hour, so they stay warm if you want to postpone serving.

This recipe describes step-by-step process of preparing cabbage rolls in tomato-dill sauce. Enjoy the taste of traditional dish of Eastern European.

Pork Pilaf

September 19th, 2009 in Main Dish Recipes, Pork Dishes by MeCooking

Typical Pilaf (plov, pilav) is prepared from rice and meat, and seasoned with spices. It is a dish, various recipes of which can be found in Middle Eastern, Central, South Asian and East African cultures, from where it was borrowed to various cuisines: so now dishes similar to pilaf can be found in every country recipes list.

Having roots on the East, original pilaf usually being made from lamb or mutton. However, I believe, it can be made pretty much of any kind of meat: beef, pork, chicken, duck, whatever you prefer.

I am not the big fan of lamb, so I usually prepare pilaf with a pork meat (which is a step away from the original recipe, but I like it). Feel free to replace pork with any other kind of meat you like and create your own pilaf recipe (you may also need to adjust the cooking time accordingly as different kinds of meats requite different time of preparation). Treat yourself to a delicious meal with a hint of orient spices!

Boiled Rice Side Dish

May 2nd, 2009 in Side Dish Recipes by MeCooking

Boiled rice is a perfect side dish for any kind main dish, especially for spicy food.

Boil rice till it is half-ready and then steam it with a butter. Rice grains become soft and crumbly, but not overcooked.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

April 5th, 2009 in Beef Dishes, Main Dish Recipes by MeCooking

My better half doesn’t like fresh bell peppers, so I do stuff them with ground beef and rice and stew for a bit and here we go, it is his favorite meat dish.

Stuffed Bell Peppers are easy and fast to do. They are being served without side dish and are tasty!

Meatballs Soup

March 8th, 2009 in Hot Soups, Soup Recipes by MeCooking

Eating soups is healthy, let’s make it also tasty!

Homemade beef broth, a lot of vegetables and meatballs, sounds good for me, what about you?

Crab Sticks and Rice Salad

December 28th, 2008 in Salad Recipes by MeCooking

Everybody who tried my crab stick salad fell in love with it after first bite. Now I have no problems deciding what to bring to the party.

This salad is easy and fast to do and the taste is just great. Try it, you will like it!

How to Prepare Boiled Rice for Salad

December 28th, 2008 in Tips, Advices & How-to by MeCooking

Boiled rice is a part of a lot of salad recipes. It is important to prepare it right and let it cool down before you mix it with other ingredients of your salad. This article shows how I usually prepare boiled rice for the salad.