Julie T's red rice
Julie and I worked at the Blood Bank together and she's truly one of the nicest things to come out of my two years there! She and her husband are big foodies and the dishes they make are often featured on social media, along with their sweet girl who learned how to imitate a tortoise's hiss in one try! Julie posted this red rice recipe a couple of times and was kind enough to share it with me. Here's the cast! I love recipes that consist of dumping most of the ingredients into a bowl! The tomato paste, Better Than Bouillon, and Maggi seasoning were stirred together. Julie's recipe actually calls for the chicken flavored Better Than but for some reason I only had beef and vegetarian. I thought I always had the chicken. Guess not! Julie's recipe said to "go hog wild with fried minced garlic." I started with seven cloves and put some color on them in the frying process. Then I added them to the seasoning mixture. I cooked the jasmine rice in my cooker ahead o...