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Red Brown rice with zucchini and curry cream of cannellini
Red Brown rice with zucchini and curry cream of cannellini
ready in
1 hour
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
Even modern medicine has recognized the many therapeutic properties of red yeast rice. Since ancient times this was used in China for treating problems of the organism, in the West today is also used for reducing the bad cholesterol.
preparation
step 1
Bring to boil a pot full of salted water, just like white rice, then pour the whole red rice previously quickly rinsed under running water.
step 2
Cook about 45-50 minutes, always read the instructions on the product packaging.
step 3
Meanwhile, calmly, clean and cut the zucchini into cubes.
step 4
In a large skillet, pour a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, finely chopped onion and a glass of water.
step 5
Let soften the onion for about 10 minutes. Now add the zucchini, salt and put the curry.
step 6
We should pay attention to curry dose as persistence depends on the type, origin, from the time you opened it, and especially the tastes.
step 7
Mine was not very strong so I put two teaspoons and still feel good I really like the taste of spice.
step 8
The best thing is to start and put little, if anything, add more. Cook about 15 minutes, being careful not to become too soft zucchini.
step 9
In a saucepan to boil for 10 minutes in salted water, the beans keeping aside a small ladle of the cooking water.
step 10
Once cooked rice, drain and pour into the pan with the zucchini. Mix well and cook 5 minutes over medium heat.
step 11
Meanwhile put in a high boiled cannellini the container with a little of their cooking oil and a little water, then mix with the immersion blender, until obtaining a homogeneous cream.
step 12
If it was still too thick, add little cooking water and blend again.
step 13
In each plate put in the center two or three tablespoons of cream cannellini and try to flatten forming of perfect disks then Arrange over the rice with zucchini. Serve hot.