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Rice & Grains

What Every Home Cook Should Know About Cooking Sous Vide

The deeper we dive into sous vide cooking, the more we find out it's not what it seems. 

Soft Polenta with Mushrooms and Spinach

Instant polenta, mushrooms, spinach and an egg get you a plate of comfort food for one in only 15 minutes.

3 Sous Vide Recipes That Are Really, Truly For the Home Cook

Chef Tyler Kord's sous vide recipes are for the home cook that doesn't really care about sous vide.

Tomato Fried Rice

Cooking rice in big batches is like giving a gift to your future self; tossed with tiny tomatoes, leftovers become tonight’s dinner in minutes.

How to Get Your Fried Rice Extra-Crispy (Meaning Extra-Delicious)

The grains of rice should be both soft and ever so lightly toasted for a slightly sticky crunch.

Vietnamese Pork Meatball Banh Mi Fried Rice

To make this dish extra crispy, sauté the ingredients separately and use cold, cooked rice. As you're stir-frying, toss the rice, pausing frequently to allow it to interact with the heat at the bottom of the pan—this will give it a nice toast.

Green Rice Is the Grain That Every Food Should Be Served On (Especially Right Now)

How does a bowl of warm, herby rice take the edge off of summer heat? Mental trickery. (And cilantro.)

Green Rice with Tomatoes and Eggs

A batch of herby rice is a natural partner to peak-season tomatoes. But don’t forget about this rice once those tomatoes are gone—green rice works in any season.

Vegetarian Piri Piri Chorizo Bake

This is a quick and easy-to-throw-together, eat-the-rainbow revelation.

Tomato and Parmesan Risotto

Use the smallest tomatoes you can find at the market for this dish. They’ll be extra sweet and have thin skins.

Save Yourself From Stale Supermarket Tortillas

Use them to make tostadas instead.

Massaged Kale With Tomatoes, Creamed Mozzarella, and Wild Rice

Double-down on the dairy by tossing torn pieces of mozzarella in a bowl with sour cream, lemon juice, and salt to make an extra-rich, luscious topper for this greens-and-grains salad.

Coconut-Creamed Corn and Grains

Turmeric, chiles, and chewy-nutty cooked grains balance the sweetness of fresh corn in this loose vegan riff on creamed corn.

How to Make the Coconut Rice Pudding Pie from MeMe's Diner

Chef Bill Clark reveals the recipe for a pie that's one part nostalgia, one part ingenuity, and many parts cream.

Meme’s Coconut Rice Pudding Pie

This chilled rice pudding pie is adapted from the popular dessert at MeMe’s Diner in Brooklyn, NY.

Weekly Meal Plan: July 29–August 2

Grilled steak, chicken with cashews, and plenty of avocado.

The Only Thing Better Than Rice Tahdig? Potato Tahdig

Of course, all tahdig is terrific. But this version has double the carbs.

Potato Tahdig

People usually know tahdig as the layer of crispy rice at the bottom of the pot; however, potato tahdig may get you even more fans.

Second City Diner Veggie Burger

A healthy take on a classic diner burger
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