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Water Rice

4 servings

Ingredients

• Rice (blanched) (as needed)
• Water (as needed)
• Salt (a little)

Instructions

1. Place the blanched rice in an earthenware dish and pour in enough boiling water to just cover it.
2. Cook until semi-soft with the necessary salt, drain the remaining water, and let it steep for another half an hour next to the fire, tightly covered.
3. The rice will then be soft but completely dry; it tastes excellent with all roasts and is a superb substitute for potatoes.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.