Sunbeam RC5600 manual Fruit and Nut Rice, Fried Rice, Creamy Mushroom Risotto

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Fruit and Nut Rice (Serves 6-8)

4 cups saffron rice, cooked in Rice Perfect Deluxe 7

2 green onions, chopped

1 cup chopped dried apricots

1 cup chopped prunes

1/2 cup sultanas

1 cup cashews

1.Toss green onions, fruit and nuts through rice when Rice Cooker switches to “KEEP WARM”. Allow to stand 10 minutes.

2.Serve as an accompaniment to curry or spicy dishes.

Fried Rice (Serves 6-8)

1 tablespoon (20g) butter or oil

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1/2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

1 red capsicum, chopped into 1.5cm pieces

4 rashers bacon, roughly chopped

4 green onions, sliced

1 x 225g canned pineapple pieces, drained

1/2 cup frozen peas

4 cups white rice, cooked in Rice Perfect Deluxe 7

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1.Melt butter or margarine in a frypan on high heat. Add eggs to pan fry as for an omelette. Remove from pan and roughly chop.

2.Lightly sauté garlic, ginger, capsicum and bacon. Add green onions, pineapple and peas and cook for approximately 2 minutes.

3.Add rice and chopped egg to frypan. Gently toss to combine. Add soy sauce and mix thoroughly. Heat through before serving.

Creamy Mushroom Risotto (Serves 4)

2 tablespoons olive oil

80g butter

1 onion, chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 cups (metric) uncooked Arborio rice

1 cup dry white wine

1 litre chicken stock, hot

200g Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced

150g button mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup grated parmesan

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley Freshly ground black pepper

1.In a large frying pan heat half the oil and butter; add onions and garlic and cook until the onions are tender. Add the rice and stir through to coat the rice with the onion mixture.

2.Add the wine and cook, stirring, until most of the liquid has absorbed. Transfer mixture to the Rice Cooker cooking pan. Add the hot chicken stock and stir through. Making sure that the exterior of the pan is dry; place into heating vessel.

3.Replace the lid.

4.Depress the automatic control lever to “COOK”.

5.When cooking is complete, the lever will automatically switch to the “KEEP WARM” mode. Leave the rice in the cooker for 10 minutes at this stage. DO NOT REMOVE LID.

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