Caramelized Onion

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Slice onions to consistent thickness.
2. Combine all ingredients.
3. Add to rice cooker: use rice cooker function.
4. Allow onions to cook until cooking function completes.
5. Finish caramelization using slow cooker function or cooking in a pan, stirring often.

Notes #

• Onions are mostly water (about 90%). Before caramelization can occur, much of this water must evaporate so that the onions can reach a temperature where sugar browning reactions occur.
• Rice cooker function automates the long process of cooking off the water in the onions. Once the contents of the rice cooker reach > 212 °F, the rice cooker finishes and the onions are ready to start the caramelization process.
• Baking soda raises pH, which lowers the activation energy for Maillard reactions, so onions brown faster. This also turns the onions into a mushy jam consistency.

Chipotle Pinto Beans

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Cook and drain beans.
2. Combine all beans in blender.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Stir in mixture into drained, cooked beans.

Notes #

Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Rinse rice cold water.
2. Cook rice.
3. Combine salt, cilantro, lemon & lime juice.
4. Stir until salt dissolves.
5. Pour seasoning liquid on rice, stir.

Notes #

• substitute coriander at 33% of cilantro

Crab Rangoon

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Mix all into room temp cream cheese.
2. Refrigerate.
3. Form into balls.
4. Freeze balls.

Notes #

• 225 g cream cheese.

Egg Noodle

Ingredients #

Process #

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Fried Rice

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Heat 1½ tbsp oil (wok) or 2 tbsp oil (skillet) over high heat until smoking.
2. Add onion, garlic, bacon; cook ≈1½ min until bacon light golden.
3. Add frozen vegetables; cook ≈2 min until thawed and moisture evaporates.
4. Add rice and sauce; cook ≈1½ min until liquid evaporates.
5. Push rice aside; add ½ tbsp oil to empty space; add egg; scramble fully.
6. Add green onion; mix egg into rice; remove from heat; serve immediately.

Notes #

Guacamole

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Combine all.
2. Mash to desired texture.

Notes #

Mashed Potato

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Peel potato.
2. Cut potato into cubes.
3. Simmer until soft.
4. Combine all.
5. Mash.

Notes #

• Liquid, i.e. milk, water, etc.

Mexican Rice

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Add rice, water, oil to rice cooker; cook
2. season with remaining ingredients

Notes #

Refried Beans

Ingredients #

Process #

1. Cook beans.
2. Combine all in blender.
3. Blend until very smooth.

Notes #

• 1 lb dry pinto -> ≈1 kg cooked.
• 6 c. water/lb. dry beans.