Name: Rizi-bizi
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup rice (or 200g); 200g green peas; 50g butter or dairy free margarine; 2-3 Tbsp chopped parsley; Salt and pepper; 1 small onion (optional); Grated cheese (optional)

Rizi-bizi

5 Oct 2015

by Emese

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

Rizi-bizi is a very popular Eastern-European side dish, particularly loved by children. It's a cross between the Italian Risi e Bisi and pea risotto. While the risotto is usually eaten as a first or main course, Rizi-bizi is a side dish served with fried meat, meat-balls or stew. This Hungarian version is very easy to make, in fact it's an ideal way to use up leftover cooked rice.

Ingredients

1 cup rice (or 200g)
200g green peas
50g butter or dairy free margarine
2-3 Tbsp chopped parsley
Salt and pepper
1 small onion (optional)
Grated cheese (optional)

Instructions

Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packaging or follow our cooking method.
Sauté the peas in the butter for 2-3 minutes (under cover), then add the chopped parsley and simmer for a couple of minutes more. Season to taste. Stir in the rice.
Serve hot with your main course.

Tips

You can add the onion to the cooking water of the rice, or chop it up and sauté it with the peas.
You can stir in some grated cheese at the end if you like it to taste a bit like a risotto.
Some people cook the rice it in chicken or vegetable stock - not in water.