Oriental spiced rice is an excellent first course, but it can also be considered a perfect main dish due to the presence of rice, turkey meat, ham, and vegetables.
It is easy to prepare and very tasty and fragrant thanks to the use of spices such as ginger and cardamom.
So if like me you love slightly spiced cuisine with an oriental twist, this is the ideal recipe for you!
Staying on the theme of tasty and spiced recipes, you can also try
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Fusion
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 284.04 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 21.59 (g) of which sugars 3.80 (g)
- Proteins 22.88 (g)
- Fat 11.71 (g) of which saturated 2.40 (g)of which unsaturated 7.86 (g)
- Fibers 2.57 (g)
- Sodium 911.53 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 350 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Oriental Spiced Rice
- 1 1/4 cups Basmati rice
- 7 oz green beans
- 1 green bell pepper (bull's horn)
- 9 oz turkey breast
- 3.5 oz cooked ham (in a single slice)
- 1.4 oz fresh ginger
- 1 pinch cardamom (powdered)
- 1 leaf bay leaf
- 3 tbsps sesame oil
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- to taste soy sauce
Preparation of Oriental Spiced Rice
To prepare oriental spiced rice, put the vegetable broth in a pot with a bay leaf and add the rice while cold. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and let it rest for 12 minutes. After this time, remove the bay leaf, stir the rice and set it aside.
Meanwhile, in another pot, boil the green beans, already washed and trimmed, in plenty of salted water, putting them in at the boil and draining them when they are tender.
In a large pan (or even better, in a wok) brown the turkey breast cut into cubes in the sesame oil, season with powdered cardamom, and remove from the pan.
In the same pan, brown the peeled and sliced fresh ginger, the bell pepper cut into cubes, and the ham diced. Sauté for a few moments then add the boiled green beans cut into pieces and the already browned turkey breast. Season for a minute then add the rice and a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce.
Let it flavor by mixing well and serve hot, adding more soy sauce if desired.
