Various rice sauces will add new flavors to this familiar side dish. Simple ones based on soy sauce or tomato paste add variety to your everyday homemade dinner. And the sauce prepared according to the original recipe will make rice a dish worthy of a festive table. Fans of culinary experiments will appreciate the variety of rice sauces and will be able to choose the best one for each occasion.
Soy Sauce Rice Dressing
Soy sauce is ideal for rice, so it makes a great dressing for this side dish. You need to take one carrot and a head of onion, chop finely and fry the vegetables in a pan in sunflower oil.
Stir the vegetables constantly during frying so that they do not burn.
When the onions acquire a pleasant golden color, pour three tablespoons of soy sauce into the vegetables and simmer the dressing for a minute. This sauce is universal, it is perfect for all types of rice.
Green rice sauce
To prepare a delicious green sauce for a rice side dish, you will need a slice of white bread, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of wine vinegar, parsley, it is advisable to take fresh capers, but olives, 1 boiled yolk, garlic, 2 anchovies, 5 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil. Crumble the bread and pour over the wine vinegar. When the crumb is soft, squeeze it and mix with the yolk. Add finely chopped garlic, anchovies, capers and chopped parsley to the mixture. Season the resulting mixture with olive oil, salt, black pepper and stir until the sauce gradually begins to thicken.
Nut-mushroom sauce
To prepare an unusual nut-mushroom sauce for rice, you need to take 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of butter, half a glass of milk, onions, 100 grams of mushrooms, capers or pickles, balsamic vinegar, crushed peanuts, meat broth, sugar, salt and herbs if desired. Pour the flour into a frying pan, put it on the fire and wait until it acquires a golden hue. In another frying pan in butter, fry finely chopped onions, chopped capers and mushrooms. Stew this mixture, then put the nuts, heated flour there, pour in milk, broth and vinegar. The resulting mixture must be stewed a little more over low heat, at the end of cooking, salt to taste, add pepper and herbs.
Tomato sauce
A very simple, but equally delicious sauce for rice based on tomato paste. To prepare it, you need 50 gr. tomato paste, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil, chicken broth, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour, a head of onion, 1 carrot, garlic, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, 4 medium mushrooms, pepper, sugar, salt, dried herbs.
Tomato sauce is good with any cereal, not just rice.
In vegetable oil, fry the flour until golden brown, add chopped mushrooms, onions, carrots and garlic and fry until tender. Pour the broth into the resulting mixture, season with spices, salt, add sugar and simmer until the sauce begins to thicken. At the very end, add tomato paste and simmer a little more.
