"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> > > Just curious if anyone has tried this. I am about to make what I
>> > > would loosely call Spanish rice. Not a side dish but a one dish
>> > > meal. Brown rice, ground beef, asst. veggies and seasoning. I am
>> > > the only one in the house who eats brown rice. My new lawn guy
>> > > said he preferred the brown as do I. And I do feed him a meal
>> > > from time to time if he is here around meal time. He does
>> > > currently have some work to finish up but I am not sure that he
>> > > will be back in the next day or three due to a nasty insect bite
>> > > that required a trip to the ER. So...
>> > >
>> > > If he isn't back here in time to eat the rest of it, would it do
>> > > well in the freezer? If so, would I be able to reheat from
>> > > frozen? I don't really want to freeze it but OTOH, I don't want
>> > > to waste the food. Thanks!
>> >
>> > It can work. It's not optimal but it works better if the rice is
>> > double sealed in baggies (ziploc) then reheated in short bursts (15
>> > second) if using a microwave. May find it works best with a water
>> > mist spray if you have one that is clean for such.
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>> Thanks!
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> Welcome! BTW, if you add any type of tomatoes to it, canned crushed or
> fine dice work better there if freezing. Sause or paste with water
> tends to make mush.

I used salsa this time. What I use depends on what I have. I have found that
tomato sauce doesn't really absorb all the way unless I use just a little. I
did use brown rice. Would be kind of hard to get mush out iof that.
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> I do a bit extra (white rice in my case) and add some to my frozen
> lunches and those tomato versions make a difference.
>
> Seal in bags for freezing then remove to rewarm. Consider adding a few
> chopped black or green olives to the mix to your tastes if you have a
> few leftover ones. They work well.

No to the olives! Love olives by themselves or in a cold salad. Not in
cooked food. Will leave in the fridge for a day or two and if he doesn't
come by in that length of time, will freeze it. Perhaps in very small bags
so it will thaw more quickly.