Rice/5 recipes

Classic Chinese stir-fried squid in fermented black bean sauce with garlic, ginger, rice wine, and scallions. Sounds fancy, cooks in minutes. Easier than you think.

Nero Wolfe's roast quail Veronique stuffed with wild rice, served on ham-topped butter-fried toast with a white wine, veal bouillon, and green grape pan sauce.

Stuffed bell peppers filled with SPAM, rice, shredded cabbage, zucchini, and tomatoes with basil and oregano. A veggie-loaded twist on classic stuffed peppers ready in 30 minutes.

Classic risotto alla Milanese with saffron, Marsala wine, and prosciutto. Arborio rice stirred to a creamy finish with Parmesan and butter.

Dry-fried shrimp with fresh ginger, garlic, scallions, and Chinese rice wine in a hot wok. A fast, saucy stir-fry that goes from raw to plate in under 5 minutes.

Broiled sirloin steak sliced thin and topped with fresh apricot relish simmered with red onion, rice vinegar, and Chinese five spice.

One-pot Italian chicken and rice baked with tomatoes, olives, pimentos, and green peas. The rice toasts golden before baking and absorbs all the pan juices.

Morisqueta con chorizo: a rustic Mexican dry-rice dish with crumbled chorizo, sauteed onion, and fresh tomato folded through steamed rice. Five ingredients, classic Michoacan peasant food.

Oven-baked wild rice with wild mushrooms and balsamic onions stirred in partway through. A hands-off vegetarian main with just five ingredients.

Three taste sauce with equal parts brown rice vinegar, shoyu, and mirin. A versatile Japanese base for dipping sauces, dressings, and marinades. Add citrus for ponzu.

Creamy chicken and rice casserole with water chestnuts, celery, and crunchy almond-cornflake topping. Make-ahead freezer meal that feeds a crowd.

Grilled stuffed pork tenderloin rolls olive tapenade through the center, sears and grills the loin, then plates with a yellow bell pepper-saffron-honey sauce. Mediterranean main dish.

Try this authentic Chinese dish that has a taste which will help you forget about ordering take-out.

Honey-Mustard Chicken with Cauliflower and Carrot recipe

Spanahorizo is a traditional Greek one-pot dish of spinach and rice simmered in a garlicky tomato broth with olive oil and fresh parsley. Naturally vegan and deeply comforting.

One-skillet smoked sausage dinner with carrots, zucchini, stewed tomatoes, mushrooms, and minute rice seasoned with basil and thyme. From stovetop to table in 30 minutes.