Here’s an example of chance working nicely — so, last week I made up this soup, but had plenty of broth left over even after storing a bit of it. In a random moment of inspiration I froze that remainder, figuring I’d get a good idea of what to do with it. Yesterday I had that idea — use it, rather than just water or a simple broth to cook up a slew of rice.
Worked like a charm! The broth’s rich but not overwhelming flavor settled into the rice perfectly, while the remaining beans, scallions and herbs made for an excellent flavoring. Some more of this combination is in the fridge tonight, meantime, for eating tomorrow. If you stop thinking of them as leftovers and start thinking of them as new possibilities for new dishes, your culinary world does expand nicely…
January 30, 2008 at 9:44 pm
did you brown the rice in some butter first? good mexican women know to use broth, or at worst a bullion cube when making rice =)
January 30, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Handy, that.
No butter this time around but I honestly didn’t feel it needed it (the texture of the calrose rice helped there).