It is no secret that the first rice plantations appeared in Asia. To this day, many Asian countries consider rice to be their main food asset. This grain has fed the peoples of Asia for a long period of time. It was available not only to the rich strata of society, but also to the poor. Of course, people with low incomes ate rice with vegetables, while the elite ate it with meat and fish.
Rice was first discovered about 7,000 years ago
.
It grew in what is now Vietnam. From there, rice began to be imported to other countries, where it also began to grow. From
rice you can make a hearty casserole
.
Let us tell you about the method of preparation.
Ingredients for rice casserole:
- rice – 400 g;
- water – 800 ml;
- cheese – 100 g;
- eggs – 6 pcs;
- cream – 200 g;
- onion – pcs.;
- carrot – pcs;
- celery stalk;
- zucchini – pcs.;
- tomato – pcs;
- salt – ½ tsp.
Preparation of rice casserole:
Rice rinse thoroughly, boil until ready in salted water. Cut onions into small cubes, fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil until soft.
Cut peeled carrots into small bars. Put the carrots to the onions, fry in the same way. Cut celery into small pieces, add to onions and carrots.
Cut zucchini into large pieces, put in the pan with the rest of the vegetables. Cut the tomato into small cubes, add to the vegetables, salt and pepper.
Under a lid on medium heat stew the vegetables for 5 minutes. At this time grate cheese on a fine grater. Grease the baking dish with vegetable oil.
Mix the cheese with the cooked rice. Put ½ of the rice on the bottom of the mold.
Put the vegetable mixture on the rice layer. Cover the vegetable layer with the rest of the rice.
Crack eggs into a separate bowl, mix with cream and salt, whisk. Pour the egg mixture on top of the future casserole.
Cook the dish in the oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Before baking, do not forget to sprinkle the top of the casserole with cheese. This way the dish will be more presentable and cheesy.
