Funked Out Rice Pudding Recipes

WORLD'S BEST RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the butter in a 4 quart saucepan. When frothy, add the rice and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, pinch of salt, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 of the cranberries and bring to under a boil. Transfer to a 9-inch square baking pan and set in the oven. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, then bake undisturbed for another 30 minutes. Then stir in the remaining 1/2 of the cranberries and bake for another 30 minutes (for a total of 2 1/2 hours).
• Variations: you can to add heavy cream in the last 30 minutes of baking. Or if you want a crusty topping, reduce sugar to 1/4 cup. Once out of oven, crumble brown sugar and butter over the rice pudding and place under the broiler until melted and bubbly.

FUNKED OUT TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil.
• Stir in the onion, garlic, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, black pepper and salt, to taste. Simmer for 10 to 12 minutes. Add the chicken stock and chicken bouillon and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Stir in the sherry at the last minute and remove from the heat. Allow to cool before adding it to a blender. Puree until smooth and return to the pot, over low heat, to keep warm until ready to serve.

FUNKED OUT PHYLLO DOUGH

Steps:

• Chop up buk choy leaves into about four pieces per stock.
• Slice up chicken into medium sized cubes.
• Chop up mushrooms finely.
• Take phyllo dough after letting it sit in sun for about an hour and take the top three to four sheets and lay them on a cookie sheet with flour on the bottom.
• Add all ingredients except for phyllo dough into a LARGE bowl.
• Mix together with hands.
• Take a scoop of filling and put into center of the phyllo sheets.
• Cover phyllo dough with 3 more sheets of phyllo dough.
• Pinch all sheets together and fold over to make a closed side.
• Repeat on all sides.
• Take off pocket with a spatula and put it onto another cookie sheet to go into oven Repeat if desired to serve more.
• Put pockets into oven and set at 375°F; cook for 30-40 minutes.
• Now take out your golden brown pockets and serve and enjoy.

OLD-FASHIONED RICE PUDDING I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Beat together the eggs and milk. Stir in white sugar, uncooked rice, butter, vanilla extract, raisins, and nutmeg. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Stir frequently during the first hour.