Rice and Veggies - Arroz y vegetales

Hi, everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend :) Today I wanted to share an easy, healthy, and, above all, delicious meal. I love vegetables and fruits of all kinds, that's what I enjoy eating the most. I'm not a big fan of meat -I don't eat beef and I eat very little pork. I do like chicken and fish-. So, anyway, I'm always trying to find new ways to incorporate a lot of veggies into my meals. A few weeks ago I bought a big bag of soybean sprouts so I decided to cook them with rice and vegetables. And this is what I came up with.

Yamaní & White Rice with Soybean Sprouts and Veggies


Ingredients:

-1 cup white rice
-1 cup yamaní rice
-2 cups soybean sprouts
-1 cup mushrooms
-1/2 cup portobello mushrooms
-2-3 carrots
-2 fennel bulbs
-1 red pepper
-1 tablespoon soy sauce
-1 tablespoon sugar
-Sliced almonds
-Golden raisins

Directions:

1. Cook the white and the yamaní rice. Remember: both these types of rice have different cooking times, white rice is done much faster than yamaní (yamaní usually takes about 25 minutes after water starts boiling) so you should cook them separately. Set aside.

2. Cut the mushrooms and the portobello mushrooms (I make sure not to cut them too small, otherwise they may come apart when cooking them). Cut the carrots, the fennel bulbs and the red pepper in matchstick shape (julienne).

3. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and then add the carrots, the fennel bulbs and the red pepper. After that, add the soy sauce and the sugar. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are a bit soft but still have a bite to them. If the veggies are a bit dry, add some water. Then, add the mushrooms and the portobello mushrooms. Cook a couple of minutes more. Finally, add the soybean sprouts and cook for another minute.

4. In a big salad bowl, add the white and the yamaní rice. Incorporate the veggies and, finally, sprinkle with sliced almonds and golden raisins. I love almonds and raisins so I always add a big handful to the mix.

And that's it! There you have a delicious and healthy meal, which doesn't require any type of meat to make it super yummy :) This recipe doesn't include any type of animal products so it's also good for people who are vegan. Of course, you can use more or less of all the ingredients I listed, and you can also substitute any of the vegetables for the ones you like best. But believe me when I say all those veggies go really well with both types of rice. Hope you try it, and enjoy! See you next time!


This was Berni, of B&P.



Arroz yamaní y arroz blanco con brotes de soja y vegetales


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La autora de esta entrada fue Berni, de B&P.





Taking it literal: This time around it was a bit hard to think of what to add to this section, so since the recipe calls for two types of rice, soybean sprouts and soy sauce, I thought of the word "chopsticks", because surely this meal could be eaten with a pair of chopsticks, right? Therefore, one of my favorite movies came to mind - "Big" and that wonderful chopsticks sequence at FAO Schwarz with the awesome Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia. I'd dare say this is one of the most famous scenes from the movie, wouldn't you? :)