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Roasted Rice

This sweet rice dish is an excellent starch side dish to any meal, period or otherwise.

Country: Italy
Century: 16th

• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 2 cups water
• 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
• 2 oz shredded mozzarella
• 2 oz sugar

Cook rice with water. Mix rice, sugar, and parmesan cheese and put into a baking dish (9x9). Cover rice with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 until mozzarella begins to brown (about 15-20 minutes).

Original Recipe Sources

Source [Opera dell’arte del cucinare, Louis Smithson (trans.)]: Rice roasted in the oven with cheese, sugar, and slices of mozzarella.