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Default Stock in cartons

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phaeton > wrote:

> wrote:
> > One of the local "liquidation" stores in our area sometimes has
> > various brands of chicken and/or beef stock in cartons. It's usually
> > priced at CDN $1.00 for 900ml.
> > We buy a dozen cartons of the chicken stock and use it when cooking
> > rice. Works well and gives a lot more flavour to rice.
> >
> > Ross.

>
> How does that work, using stock for rice? You just substitute stock for
> water, equal amount?
>
> -J


That is what I do! I _never_ cook rice in water. I'll often make stock
right before making rice. (Meal planning and all that!). I've got a
bunch of shrimp shells saved at the moment! Rice in shrimp stock is
wonderful.
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