1,343 rice water recipes

Curried ground beef skillet with apples, bananas, mushrooms, celery, and a splash of sherry served over rice. A retro tropical-style curry dinner with sweet fruit and savory spice.

Basil eggplant is a simple recipe, and this version substantially reduces the unnecessary oil that usually plagues eggplant dishes. The basil and chile pepper turn the basic eggplant into something exciting. Use either the long, thin Japanese eggplants or the big purple globe/Italian eggplants. We love this recipe – even without the chile peppers. And we always serve with Jasmine rice.

Thinly sliced sirloin stir-fried with ginger and soy sauce, served over quick-cooking rice with fresh broccoli. A 30-minute one-skillet Chinese beef and broccoli dinner.

Wine-marinated venison chops stacked with green pepper rings, rice, onion, and tomato slices, then oven-steamed in a garlicky tomato sauce spiked with Angostura bitters. A complete one-dish meal.

Pan-seared caribou cube steaks topped with bacon-studded rice and mushroom stuffing, simmered in savory mushroom gravy. A hearty wild game dinner for hungry folks.

A Louisiana-style turkey gumbo loaded with sauteed okra, the holy trinity of celery, onion, and green pepper, fresh and canned tomatoes, and file powder, served over rice. Leftover turkey gets a bayou soul in 40 minutes.

Hearty yeast-free bread made with buckwheat, whole wheat, cornmeal, and brown rice flour. No kneading required. Just mix, pour, and bake for a dense, nutty, wholesome loaf.

Vegetarian rice soup Florentine with brown rice, spinach, leeks, scallions, and garlic in a light vegetable broth. Simple, wholesome, and ready in 45 minutes.

Potato garbanzo gnocchi: instant mashed potatoes bound with chickpea and rice flour, deep fried into crispy fritter-style dumplings with garlic and cayenne. Naturally vegan, ready in 15 minutes.

Escudella de pages, a traditional Catalan country stew with veal, chicken, salt pork, cabbage, beans, rice, and pasta in a saffron-scented bone broth. Old-world Spanish peasant food that eats like a meal in a bowl.

Battered eggplant slices deep-fried until crispy and drizzled with a spicy Sichuan sauce of chili bean paste, black vinegar, ginger, and tomato paste. A vegetarian Chinese dish with serious crunch and heat.

Piquant lemon rice is a South Indian vegetarian side: fluffy basmati folded with turmeric, fresh lemon juice, toasted cashews, black mustard seeds, and coconut. Bright, tangy, and nutty in every bite.

Pork and ginger dumplings shaped into open-topped cups, topped with diced carrot for color, and steamed for 20 minutes. A classic Chinese shao mai dim sum recipe you can make at home in 30 minutes.

Red snapper soup with sauteed potatoes, shredded carrots, arborio rice, and fish broth. An Italian-style fish soup finished with parsley and red pepper flakes.

Chinese-style braised pork (fantasy pork) slow-cooked in dark soy sauce, rice wine, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns until fall-apart tender. A rich, aromatic showpiece.

A simple, yet scrumptious casserole made with eggplant, bell peppers and juicy tomatoes.