Thursday, February 5, 2009

Rice alla Italiana Pomodoro/ Orez Italianissimo

(click aici pentru reteta in romana)
This dish is absolutely delicious! You have to try it.
It only takes 3 minutes to make it.
Quantities are for 1 person. Try to buy organic produce.

1. Leave rice over night, or for two days, in water to soak well if you use the brand Wild Rice hand harvested Manomin. Change the water twice a day, to keep it fresh and encourage sprouting. After that you can store it soaked in water, in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, but I bet you will use it right away, no need to stock on it. Use distilled or filtered water.

2. Chop:
1 fresh tomato
2 pieces of sun-dry tomato
1/4 of an onion or leek
bunch of parsly
fresh basil
1/2 clove garlic minced
5~6 olives pitted and diced
olive oil extra virgin cold pressed
Himalayan salt

Mix the rice with the other ingredients. It's ready! Anyone can cook!
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Aceasta reteta este absolut delicioasa! O prepari in 3 minute!
Cantitatile sant pentru o persoana. Incearca sa cumperi produse organice.

1. Orezul se lasa in apa peste noapte sau cat e nevoie, o zi, doua, pana se umfla si devine moale si comestibil. Puneti apa suficienta peste el ca se umfla si ramane fara apa. Schimbati apa de 2 ori pe zi. Apa, in loc sa o aruncati, o puteti folosi la supe, la a face cosmetice de casa precum apa de fata, sau udati ghivechiul. Dupa aceea se poate pastra in apa la frigider timp de pana la 2 saptamani dar probabil il vei manca foarte repede. Sfatuiesc sa nu pregatiti cantitati foarte mari, caci proaspat e mai bun. Apa sa fie distilata sau filtrata.

2. Se taie foarte marunt urmatoarele: (folositi ce aveti, omiteti ce nu va place, fiti creativi)
o rosie proaspata
cateva bucatele de rosie uscata
1/4 ceapa dulce
patrunjel
bazil
1/2 catel usturoi pisat
5~6 masline fara sambure, taiate felii
ulei de masline extra virgin
sare roz de Himalaya

3. Se amesteca bine orezul cu celelalte ingrediente. E gata! Oricine poate gati!
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You can buy this rice from various department stores for foreigners like Meijiya or on line:
Puteti cumpara de la magazinele de straini precum Meijiya sau prin internet:

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/e-street/479597/713679/
or
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/kenkocom/m113970h/
or
http://www.kenko.com/product/groupwords/gw_102850.html
or
http://www.binchoutan.com/dbp.html#4

You can search for マノーミン(ワイルドライス)