Brown Rice Casserole Recipe
Yield: 6 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
4 cup: Cooked brown rice,
Half block of tofu,
1 large: Onion,
2 medium: Carrots,
2: Celery stalks,
1: Green pepper,
2 medium: Zucchini =OR=- other summer squash,
6 ounce: Mushrooms, wiped clean
1 tbsp: Olive oil,
1 tbsp: Butter,
3: Garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp: Nutritional yeast, optional
1 tsp: Ground cumin seeds,
1 tsp: Salt,
1 cup: Mushroom broth, -=OR=- Vegetable stock, or water
6 ounce: Grated cheese, Jack, muenster, Cheddar or Gouda
Pepper,
Fresh herbs, for garnish, Parsley or Cilantro, Thyme, Marjoram
Directions:
COOK RICE. SET THE TOFU on a slanted board or pan to drain, and
prepare the vegetables. Chop the onion, carrots, celery, pepper, and
zucchini into pieces about 1/2-inch square. Quarter mushrooms if they
are small, and cut them into sixths or eighths if they are large. Cut
the tofu into 1/2-inch cubes. Heat the olive oil and the butter and
fry the onion over medium heat until it is lightly browned, about 5
minutes. Add the garlic, nutritional yeast, if using, cumin and salt.
Stir until blended and cook for 1 minute. Add the carrots, celery,
green pepper and 1/2 cup of the liquid, cover pan, and braise the
vegetables until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the
zucchini and mushrooms and cook 7 to 10 minutes. The vegetables
should be nearly, but not completely, cooked. If the pan gets dry
while they cook, add a little more liquid. Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine the vegetables with rice and cheese. Season with salt and
plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Gently mix in the tofu, and
put mixture into lightly oiled casserole. Add a little more liquid to
moisten. Cover with foil and bake 1/2 hour. Remove foil and bake 15
minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs.
Source from luhu.jp
prepare the vegetables. Chop the onion, carrots, celery, pepper, and
zucchini into pieces about 1/2-inch square. Quarter mushrooms if they
are small, and cut them into sixths or eighths if they are large. Cut
the tofu into 1/2-inch cubes. Heat the olive oil and the butter and
fry the onion over medium heat until it is lightly browned, about 5
minutes. Add the garlic, nutritional yeast, if using, cumin and salt.
Stir until blended and cook for 1 minute. Add the carrots, celery,
green pepper and 1/2 cup of the liquid, cover pan, and braise the
vegetables until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the
zucchini and mushrooms and cook 7 to 10 minutes. The vegetables
should be nearly, but not completely, cooked. If the pan gets dry
while they cook, add a little more liquid. Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine the vegetables with rice and cheese. Season with salt and
plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Gently mix in the tofu, and
put mixture into lightly oiled casserole. Add a little more liquid to
moisten. Cover with foil and bake 1/2 hour. Remove foil and bake 15
minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs.
Source from luhu.jp