Celebrate national rice week with these tasty recipes
Here are some recipes that sees rice take centre stage.
Old fashioned clotted cream rice pudding squares
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1½ hours
Serves 8
Ingredients
25g butter + extra for greasing
150g short grain pudding rice
100g caster sugar
75g raisins
227g tub of clotted cream
2 medium eggs
700ml whole milk
½ tsp grated nutmeg
Method
Preheat the oven to 160oC, gas mark 3. Butter a 2 litre ovenproof rectangular dish.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the rice, sugar and raisins. Stir in the clotted cream until it has melted. Whisk the eggs and milk together and add to the pan. Bring to just below boiling, stirring.
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Cooks tip:
Great served with clotted cream ice cream. Swap the raisins for your favourite dried fruit such as cranberries, cherries or sultanas
Easy-peasy mushroom risotto
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 30-35 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
30g dried porcini mushrooms
50g butter
2 shallots, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
250g arborio risotto rice
100ml dry sherry
500ml vegetable stock
To serve: grated Parmigiano Reggiano and chopped parsley
Method
Preheat the oven to 160oC, gas mark 3.
Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in 400ml boiling water for 15 minutes, drain reserving the juice and chop.
Melt the butter in a large frying pan and fry the shallots, garlic and both mushrooms for 3-4 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat in the buttery juices. Stir in the sherry and reduce by half then add the stock and reserved porcini liquid. Bring to the boil and transfer to a casserole dish.
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Serve scattered with cheese and parsley.
Cooks tip:
Try adding some diced chorizo for extra flavour.
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