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Recipes with rice (or other grain)

Pork bulgogi rice bowl

Pork bulgogi rice bowl

Pork seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, shallot, garlic, mirin, sugar and gochujang is pan fried and served with blanched broccoli over rice.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Ham and sausage fried rice

Ham and sausage fried rice

Salty Chinese ham joins sweet Japanese sausage in this bright and festive fried rice. A wonderful one bowl meal!
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Yangzhou (yang chow) fried rice

Yangzhou (yang chow) fried rice

Leftover rice is magically transformed into a delicious and colorful dish by adding meat, seafood, vegetables, eggs and seasonings. It's a staple in Cantonese restaurants all over the world.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
No claypot chicken rice

No claypot chicken rice

Because our donabe (Japanese claypot) is too small to cook a meal for four, my chicken rice was cooked in a cast iron pan. Chinese sausage, mushrooms and bok choy complete the dish.
Cook time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Chorizo and pesto rice

Chorizo and pesto rice

Got leftover rice? Asian fried rice is good but chorizo and pesto and rice is equally delightful. Easier to make too with fewer ingredients to prep especially if you keep a jar of pesto in your fridge regularly.
Cook time: 7 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
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