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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
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Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
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1041.0. "PASTA (ORZO) DISHES" by RUTLND::KCAMPBELL () Wed Mar 09 1988 12:58

    			<PASTA DISHES>                              
    
    In search of........     
    
    	I'm in need of some new pasta dishes.  Have any of you noters
    tried cooking with "orzo" ?  It's a rice look-a-like, but just a
    little bigger.  I love to use it in place of rice with my stir-fry
    dishes.   I'll give you a recipe I use, can you give me a few???
    
    ORZO & VEGGIES
    --------------
    
    I use different amounts depending on how many people I'm serving.
    
    orzo
    green peppers diced
    onions diced
    broccoli
    cauliflower (optional)
    tomatoes  chopped
    mushrooms (canned)
    fresh or frozen peas
    soy sauce
    pepper
    butter
    
    Boil orzo only half-way, (about 4-5 minutes).  Meanwhile, melt butter
    in skillet (or wok)  along with onions, peppers and mushrooms until
    onions are see-thru.  Steam broc and caul in steamer or cook in
    microwave covered for about 2-3 minutes.  When orzo is done, drain
    and place in skillet w/butter, onions, peppers and mshrms until
    slightly brown. Place rest of veggies in along with a little soy
    sauce and pepper.  Cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes just to mix
    in the flavor.  Serve.
    
    Butter may be substituted with Chinese hot-oil for a spicy dish.
    this recipe can be changed with any type of vegetable you prefer.
    Mine never comes out the same way twice!!!  also, experiment with
    the seasonings depending on what type of meat you are serving it
    with.  
    
    It's a lot easier to make than it sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    P.S.  let me know what you think, and if you have any of your own
    recipes.

T.R	Title	User	Date	Lines
1041.1	chicken & orzo	CLEVER::SULLIVAN	`Mon Mar 21 1988 14:48`	14
	Chicken and Orzo 1 cut up chicken 1 cimimon stick 1 can tomatoe paste place chicken in dutch oven, cover with water, add cimimon stick, plus 1/2 can tomatoe paste, simmer till chicken is cooked. Rmove chicken from pan, skin and debone chicken, remove cinimon stick. Bring broth to a boil, add bite size pieces of chicken to broth with one box of orzo. simmer until all liquid is absorbed. Serve with grated cheese, even better left over.
1041.2	Orzo in England	LARVAE::CARR	`Fri Mar 25 1988 12:11`	12
	We have a pasta in England that looks like rice, and I assume that's the same as orzo? I use it to make my own version of "Rice a Roni". I sautee a chopped onion in butter, then sautee equal amounts of rice and orzo until the pasta just starts to brown ( I use 1/3 cup of each to a medium sized onion), and cook the mixture in chicken or beef stock (about 1 1/2 cups) until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta and rice are cooked. I also ocassionally add the orzo to stews that have a lot of liquid in them, or boeuf en daube, to give a lovely one pot dinner.
1041.3	ORZO WITH VEGETABLES	STEREO::WHITCOMB	`Wed Mar 08 1989 15:46`	31
	2 TBS olive oil 2 cups orzo 1 medium-sized onion, chopped 2 chicken bouillon cubes 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 lb. asparagus 1/4 lb. mushrooms 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen peas & carrots 2 oz. Parmesan cheese, at room 2 oz. thinly sliced prosciutto temperature 2 TBS butter or margarine 1 15 1/4 to 19 oz. can red kidney beans, drained In 5-qt. Dutch oven over medium heat, in hot olive oil, cook orzo and onion 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add bouillon, salt, and 5 cups water; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. While orzo is cooking, remove scales and tough ends from asparagus; cut asparagus into bite-sized pieces. Slice mushrooms. Add asparagus, mushrooms, frozen peas and carrots to orzo mixture; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring often, until liquid is almost absorbed and orzo is tender but firm. Draw blade of vegetable peeler or cheese slicer across block of Parmesan cheese to make thin, wide slices. Reserve several slices for garnish. To orzo mixture, add prosciutto, kidney beans, butter, and remaining Parmesan; heat. Garnish with reserved Parmesan slices. Makes 4 main-dish servings.