Roasted Rice
Roasted Rice
This sweet rice dish is an excellent starch side dish to any meal, period or otherwise.
Country: Italy Century: 16th
- 1 cup uncooked rice
- 2 cups water
- 2 oz. grated parmesan cheese
- 2 oz. shredded mozzarella
- 2 oz. sugar
Cook rice with water. Mix rice, sugar, and parmesan cheese and put into a baking dish (9x9). Cover rice with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350°F until mozzarella begins to brown (about 15-20 minutes).
Original Recipe Sources
Source [Opera dell'arte del cucinare , Bartolomeo Scappi; Louise Smithson (trans.)]; Rice roasted in the oven with cheese, sugar, and slices of mozzarella.