Mirage Raceway Rice Dishes, by Wrathfulfury

Here are four great ways to prepare delicious rice and chicken dinners! Basically, when you choose which flavor you'd like, add the extra ingredients into Step 1 of your rice preparation.

What you need:
1 large pan with a lid
Olive Oil (Don't be stingy, you will need for frying the rice too.)
1-2 Onions; diced and sauteed
1-1/2 cups Long Grain Rice, uncooked
1-2 Chicken breasts, cooked

**Note** If your chicken is not cooked, here is a tip to cook it faster. Chop the chicken into small pieces, and cook the chicken in a skillet on high with a little olive oil. This will take about 3-6 minutes depending on the size and amount you use. You can be cooking your chicken while you're chopping your veggies, and starting on the rice. Just add it into the rice when it is cooked.

For the Rices:
Step 1. If you are starting from scratch, cook your rice. To cook it use 1 cup or rice, 2 cups of liquid. You can add the onion now, or after 10 minutes of the simmer (in Step 2).

Step 2. Put this all in a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, cover the rice and turn the temperature down to medium-low. Let it simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally (basically after 10 minutes stir it, and again at 15 or 20).

Wrathfulfury's 4 Seasoning Variations
These four recipes taste particularly good with the Ancona Chickens you can get down at the Mirage Raceway track. You can substitute the Anconas with supermarket chickens.

**Remember** These seasonings are variations that should be added in Step 1 of your rice preparation.

Basic Seasoned Chicken Rice
Instead of cooking the rice in water, use 1 cup of white wine, and 1 can of chicken broth.

Add diced carrot into the rice with your diced onion. Also, add a can of corn (or about a handful of frozen corn).

Tequila and Lime Chicken Rice
Instead of cooking the rice in water, use 1 cup of tequila, 2 cups of salsa, and 1 cup of chicken broth.

Add diced green chillies and corn to taste.

Jerked Chicken Rice
Instead of water, use 1/2 cup jerk seasoning, 1 cup rum, and 1 can of chicken broth.

Add diced carrot, celery, and bell pepper to onions.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice
Instead of water, use 1 cup sake, 1 cup teriyaki sauce, and 1/2-1 cup of chicken broth.

Add diced carrots, peas, and bits of pineapple. Yum!



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Dazrel's Southshore Sweet'n'sour Chicken

The flavors from this dish will make you recall the back-and-forth pvp battles in Hillsbrad. It is especially reminiscent of those battles before you leveled your main to 80, and you were there for the first time.

**Note** This is a fantastic recipe to use up leftover rice, or you can start it from scratch. It will take longer than many of the recipes on this site, but is great for slow nights on WoW. Ya know, the ones where you're sitting in LFG for hours. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes to cook.

If you want to use a shortcut on the seasoning, you can also use a jar of sweet'n'sour seasoning, which you can find in most grocery stores. Just pour it on to your chicken and your veggies, let it marinade for 20 minutes, cook the chicken and veggies. Serve over rice.

What you need for this relatively easy sour, sweet chicken:
2 cups brown rice (White rice will work too, and if you have some leftover, or some minute rice that will cut a lot of time from this recipe)
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce (can do low sodium if you want)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 pound chicken tenders, cut into small pieces
4 cloves minced garlic
2 teaspoons grated or minced ginger
1 cup chicken broth
6 cups of pieces of vegetables, china peas, bean sprouts and bell peppers (changeable.. I prefer these but have heard others who like broccoli in theirs)
1 5-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained... Peanuts also work

Step 1. Prepare rice like normal (usually can microwave or use a rice cooker for better results).

Step 2. Whisk vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch and apricot preserves in a small bowl. Set aside for now...

Step 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook undisturbed for 2 minutes or so. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink on the outside and just starting to brown in spots, about 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate. I like to put them in the microwave or stove to keep them warm.

Step 4. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring until fragrant. Add the broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add vegetables and reduce heat to a simmer; cover and cook until the vegetables are tender but crisp, roughly 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in water chestnuts and the chicken. Whisk the reserved sauce and add to the pan. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and the chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Serve with the rice.

Keep in mind you could also use peanuts or other vegetables, those are just my preference on them.



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