What to cook from boiled rice?

A good housewife knows the value of rice in the daily diet and knows how to cook it tasty. It is useful for the gastrointestinal tract and the body as a whole.Practice shows that boiled rice often remains after cooking your favorite dishes. Come to the aid of recipes, the preparation of which will take very little time.

There are cases when the remnants of boiled rice occupy a place in the refrigerator, but nobody wants to eat it. Worse, when the rice turned out overcooked, sticky. Then you will not serve him as a side dish, and you need to urgently solve the problem. There are many recipes for casseroles, fritters or even lazy cabbage rolls that can be prepared using this product. For the latter, it is enough to add minced meat, rice, carrots, onions and cabbage to porridge, mix everything and fry.

Leftover rice can be turned into meatballs. Cooking quickly, but it turns out very tasty. You will need the following ingredients:

• minced meat - 500 gr;
• boiled rice - 100 gr;
• egg - 1 pc .;
• onions - 1 pc .;
• carrots - 1 pc .;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

It will take only 30 minutes to prepare. Act like this:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly;
• with wet hands, form balls of the same size;
• Put all the meatballs in a baking dish;
• Preheat oven to 200 ° C, cook about 20 minutes before roasting.

A dish according to this recipe can be prepared for breakfast or for a second lunch. If you use yesterday's rice, the whole process will take no more than 20 minutes. You will need the following ingredients:

• boiled rice - 200 gr;
• eggs - 3 pcs .;
• flour - 60 g;
• hard cheese - 100 g;
• vegetable oil - for frying.

In the recipe, you can add meat, ham and herbs. Cooking method:

• beat eggs with flour;
• add the finished porridge, mix;
• rub the cheese, combine with the other components;
• Heat the butter, spoon with pancakes in the pan;
• fry on both sides to a nice golden color.

Such a bright and aromatic dish is prepared very quickly and brings a lot of pleasure. The dish is nourishing and may well be the main one, and can be served as a side dish to fish, meat. Ingredients:

• rice - 1 cup;
• onion - 1 pc .;
• carrots - 1 pc .;
• Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs .;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• dill - 3 branches;
• water - 2 cups;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

The dish is quite low-calorie, so it will not harm the figure. It can be served as a main course for dinner. Cooking method:

• Wash vegetables, peel;
• rub carrots, and cut onion and pepper into cubes;
• Heat the vegetable oil in a pan, put onions and carrots, fry over low heat for about 5 minutes;
• add pepper to vegetables and continue cooking for another 5 minutes, add pepper and salt;
• rinse the cereal several times, add it to the pan;
• fill all components with hot water and add more salt;
• wait for boiling, reduce heat and cover, continue cooking for 15–20 minutes, until complete evaporation of liquid and softening of rice occur;
• remove pan from heat and let stand for 10 minutes, add chopped greens.

Such a dessert of boiled rice will come to the rescue when you need to get rid of the remnants of porridge or feed the children with unloved cereals. A great advantage for hostesses is that leftover rice remains suitable for the recipe. You will need the following ingredients:

• milk - 500 ml;
• rice - 230 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs .;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. l .;
• raisins - 50 g;
• salt - 1 pinch;
• vanilla sugar - 10 g;
• butter - 50 g;
• breadcrumbs - 10 gr.

You will need only 1.5 hours to prepare a healthy and unusual dessert. This amount of food is enough for 6 servings, you can reduce it if needed. Pudding is prepared as follows:

• wash the grits, transfer to the cauldron for cooking, pour water;
• bring to a boil, boil over moderate heat for 10 minutes, then drain the liquid;
• boil the milk and add the rice and salt;
• cook for about 30 minutes, stir constantly, then wait for it to cool completely;
• Preheat oven to 180 ° C;
• wash the raisins, mix with porridge, eggs, vanilla sugar and granulated sugar, mix the mass thoroughly;
• grease the container for baking with butter and powder with breadcrumbs, lay out the mixture for the pudding, level;
• put the dish in the oven and bake for 30–40 minutes until a golden crust forms.

If you still have boiled rice, then rather cook it cutlets. You will spend on it only 15 minutes. You will need the following ingredients:

• ready rice - 1 glass;
• flour - 1 tbsp. l .;
• egg - 1 pc .;
• greens - to taste;
• salt, spices - to taste;
• vegetable oil - for toasting.

Cutlets can be made when you have cooked too much porridge. Serve with sour cream or other sauce. The dish is quite satisfying, suitable for snacking. Cooking method:

• mix eggs, porridge and flour, add chopped greens, salt, spices, mix well;
• form cutlets with hands moistened with water;
• fry in butter on low heat until a crust forms.

How to store dry rice can be found on the manufacturer's packaging. As a rule, in the original packaging, dry cereals retain their properties for at least 10 months. If you bought rice by weight, then follow the simple recommendations of culinary specialists.

• Make sure that the croup is completely dry, otherwise mold will soon develop.
• Store rice in sealed containers in a dark, dry place.
• It is not necessary to store the cereal in the same bag in which it was purchased: there may be various insects or their larvae. Therefore, after purchase, wash the rice and transfer it to another package.

It is much more difficult to keep boiled rice in a suitable form. To avoid the unpleasant smell and yellowness of the finished cereal, you need to know some tricks.

• Use containers with sealed lids.
• Place the rice separately from products with a strong aroma: the product tends to absorb all odors.
• Keep the fridge free of moisture. It is the influence of moisture that leads to the formation of yellow fungus.

If you cooked rice porridge on milk, then eat it in the first 24 hours, later it can only be thrown away. Rice, which is cooked in water, can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The finished product can even be frozen. In this case, the porridge is stored for about 30 days, does not lose its properties, but it becomes a little drier. Consider the features of freezing boiled rice.

• Storage container must be tightly closed.
• During the first day, take out the container every 2–3 hours and knead or stir the rice. As a result, it will be crumbly, it will not stick together in a room.
• Thaw porridge can be in the microwave or in a pan. In the latter case, add a little water so that the rice does not burn.

Cooking rice may differ depending on its type. Experienced housewives share the secrets of cooking delicious meals from cereals.

1. For cooking ordinary round rice, count 1 cup of cereal for 2 glasses of water.
2. Chinese rice has an elongated shape and absorbs more liquid during cooking, so cook 1 cup of cereal per 3 cups of water at the rate of cooking.
3. Whole brown rice in the shell is cooked much longer than other species. Count on 1 glass of cereal for 2 glasses of liquid. Please note that this kind of rice cereal is considered the most beneficial for the body.
4. Brown rice is better for steaming than cooking as usual. The finished product seems slightly undercooked, but overall very tasty. This method of preparation allows you to save all the vitamins and minerals that are contained in grains. Steaming porridge is much easier and faster than cooking.
5. Calculate the amount of rice in a dish is quite simple. One serving has about 50–80 grams of cereals, depending on the recipe.
6. If you are preparing cereals for salad, then use a large amount of water with added salt.After boiling it is necessary to fold porridge in a colander and rinse with cold water.
7. For cooking rice porridge it is necessary to strictly observe the proportions of water and cereals. Otherwise, you will get either an overcooked or undercooked dish.
8. When cooking paella, first fry seafood with cereal and then add boiling water or hot broth to the pan.

The following video presents the recipe for rice bits.