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Recipes with rice (or other grain)

10-minute shrimp and kimchi fried rice

10-minute shrimp and kimchi fried rice

Spicy, tangy and subtly sweet, you can whip up this fast and easy one bowl meal for a hearty breakfast, a quick lunch or fuss-free dinner. The level of heat is easily adjustable to suit your palate.
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Herb and seed fried rice

Herb and seed fried rice

It’s cooked like Asian fried rice but the flavors and textures aren’t Asian at all. Garlic, basil, thyme and oregano form the flavor base. Flax, chia and hemp seeds provide the texture.
Course: Side Dish
Cook time: 7 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong-style congee

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong-style congee

Served with chopped mushrooms, Chinese sausage and century eggs, Hong Kong Crowne Plaza Hotel’s congee transformed this congee non-fan into an aficionado.
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cook time: 10 hours hours
Servings: 4 people
Hainese chicken congee with ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy sauce and chili sauce

Hainanese chicken congee

Inspired by Hainanese-style white chicken, the poached chicken is served on top of the congee with the traditional ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy sauce and chili sauce.
Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 bowl of congee
Scrambled eggs with Chinese sausage and vegetables

Scrambled eggs with Chinese sausage and vegetables

Asian-style egg and sausage breakfast. Served with rice, of course.
Course: Breakfast
Cook time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Chinese sausage, egg and rice breakfast

20-minute Chinese sausage, egg and rice breakfast

The only element that needs real cooking is the scrambled eggs. The rice cooker takes care of the sausages and rice with minimal work.
Course: Breakfast
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Ham and kimchi fried rice

Ham and kimchi fried rice

It's a ham and egg breakfast, Asian-style. Honey-glazed ham and spicy-tangy-salty kimchi provide the dominant flavors in this easy 15-minute dish.
Course: Breakfast
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Fried rice (sinangag) with fried shallots and garlic, and sliced scallions

The ultimate Filipino fried rice (sinangag)

Fry shallots and garlic, then use the flavorful and aromatic oil to cook your rice. Serve your sinangag topped with the crispy shallots and garlic, and add sliced scallions for color and even more flavor.
Course: Side Dish
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
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