Crazy Rice

This is one of my favourite summer dishes – perfect as a BBQ side or packed up for a picnic lunch. This is a traditional dish from Brazil and I have adapted my recipe from The BBQ Bible by Steven Raichlen. It's called crazy rice because it has such a variety of colourful ingredients, but they all work so well together in this savoury dish. You could go all out vegetarian and leave out the bacon if you prefer.

I have been making this for years and it’s always been a firm favourite. It’s also a great way to use up leftovers. The perfect summer side for your next cookout.

Gill x

Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
20 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

275g long grain brown rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
120g streaky bacon, cut into 1/4 inch slivers
1 red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
150g sweetcorn
80g raisins
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
salt and pepper

Method

1. Start by cooking the rice in a large pot of water (enough to cover the rice) with ½ tsp salt and bring to the boil.

2. Once the rice is cooked, remove from the pot and set to the side in a bowl, fluffing it with a fork.

3. Meanwhile add the oil to a pan and fry the bacon until lightly browned. Pour off any fat then add in the garlic, onion, peppers, sweetcorn, raisins and parsley. Cook until the onion has started to brown, which is approximately 5 minutes. Stir the vegetables into the rice and keep on the heat for a further 2 minutes until its all thoroughly heated. Season with salt and pepper.

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By Nicola Martin