Recipe: Rice Rolls

Name: Rice Rolls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 500 gr (17.75 oz). of round rice; 16 slices of ham, skin removed; 400 gr (14 oz). grated gruyère; 1/2 liter (2.1 qt) of liquid fresh cream; for the pepper sauce:1/2 tin of peeled tomatoes (or fresh peeled if in season); 1 green bell pepper, emptied and cut into mirepoix; 1 red bell pepper, emptied and cut into mirepoix1 finely sliced onion; 1 clove of garlic, germ removed and chopped; salt, pepper, bay leaf; olive oil

By AFTouch-Cuisine 4.9/5 (9 reviews) · 🍳 8 made it

Prep 20 min

Cook 40 min

Total 1h

Servings 8 serv.

Ingredients for 8 servings

Adjust for

servings

500 gr (17.75 oz). of round rice
16 slices of ham, skin removed
400 gr (14 oz). grated gruyère
1/2 liter (2.1 qt) of liquid fresh cream

for the pepper sauce:

1/2 tin of peeled tomatoes (or fresh peeled if in season)
1 green bell pepper, emptied and cut into mirepoix
1 red bell pepper, emptied and cut into mirepoix1 finely sliced onion
1 clove of garlic, germ removed and chopped
salt, pepper, bay leaf
olive oil

Step-by-step directions

1 Start by making the sauce: in a saucepan brown the sliced onion and garlic in olive oil. add the bell peppers in pieces and pour in the peeled tomatoes (or fresh in pieces), as well as the bay leaf. season to taste.

2 Cook the sauce for 1/2 hour, remove the bay leaf then blend it (it should be thick). let cool slightly.

3 Meanwhile, cook the rice in salted water for 17 minutes, once cooked and drained pour the sauce over it and add grated gruyère. Let cool slightly.

4 Preheat the oven to 200°(th7).

5 Take a slice of ham, put the rice mixture on it and roll it up. place in a baking dish. do the same with all the ham slices.

6 Pour the liquid fresh cream over top, salt (lightly) and pepper then add the remaining grated gruyère.
put in the oven and let gratinée.

7 Serve very hot with a green salad.