to rice
- verb
- /raɪs/
- For the best results, remember to rice the cauliflower until it resembles fine grains.
Examples
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One large head will produce between 2 and 3 cups of riced and cooked cauliflower.
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Your standing outside my church comparing god to rice crispies?
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Also, I don't have to peel them that way; it just comes off as I grate or rice them.
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I'm going to use some Jung and Kochi Jung to season my rice just a little bit.
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Place the "riced" cauliflower into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes (may need to adjust according to your microwave).
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I like them with the skins in the mash, but I love my ricer, so sometimes I peel and rice them if I want a smooth, fluffy mash, and other times I leave the skins and use a masher for chunky style.
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To make a smooth puree, you should rice the cooked vegetables before adding the sauce.
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After boiling the potatoes, you can rice them for a light and fluffy texture in your dish.
Idioms
- Informal
A short phrase people say to show surprise or frustration instead of using a religious name
Compounds
A type of rice with its brown outer layer left on and a nuttier, chewier taste and more fiber
A dish of rice cooked with pieces of chicken and mild seasonings, served warm
A thin, delicate sheet made from the inside of a plant used for writing, painting, or wrapping
A dish of cooked rice quickly fried with egg, green onions and meat or shrimp
A grass that animals eat in dry high places and plains of western North America and northern Mexico
- Specialized
A long-lived grass like wild rice that grows in North America and is eaten by animals
- US
A small wild animal like a mouse that lives in marsh grass and eats plants and insects
A small plant from northwestern North America with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
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Etymology
Rice as a verb comes from the idea of making food into small grains like rice and from the kitchen tool ricer that pushes food into rice-like bits. So to rice potatoes or cauliflower is to force them through the tool and make little, grain-like pieces.