Three Cheese Creamy Baked Rice

On weekdays when I'm not at work, I would be thinking what to bake for my family. It will relieved my helper on what to cook for the evening. One Friday evening, I decided to make baked rice for them. It's a versatile dish. You can add whatever ingredients you can find in your fridge/pantry. This time, I mixed my own cream sauce instead of the usual 'Cxxxbxxx' canned soup which I would usually use. I'm very happy that it turned out to be really nice. One tip I would like to share is the addition of mixed herbs. It really made a lot of difference to a great tasting baked rice!

Recipe for Three Cheese Creamy Baked Rice
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups Rice grains, cooked
6 pcs Prawns, deshelled and cut into 3 pieces each
2 medium Squid, washed and cut
1 cup Mixed vegetables
200g Chicken pieces, shred
1 Large Onion, sliced
3 Clove garlic, chopped
3 tbsp Cooking oil

Sauce:
30g LIV Salted Butter
1 1/2 cup Whipping Cream
1 cup Whole Milk
2 Eggs, beaten
2 tsp Rock Salt (or sea salt)
2 tsp Dried mixed herbs (or fresh herbs like rosemary, or other mixed herbs)
Dash of black pepper

Toppings:
100g Parmesan Cheese, grated
150g Red Cheddar Cheese, grated
150g Mozzarella Cheese, grated

Method:

1. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add cooking oil.
2. Add garlic and fried till fragrant. Add in onion and fried till caramelised and soft.
3. Add in prawns, followed by chicken and stir fried till just cooked.
4. Add in mixed vegetables and stir till cooked.
5. Remove them from the pan and put aside.
6. Add squid and stir till just cooked. Remove and put aside.
7. Turn the fire to low heat, then add in the salted butter. Stir till it melts.
8. Add in the whipping cream, followed by whole milk.
9. Gently stir over low heat.
10. Add in salt, pepper and mixed herbs, then stir well.
11. Once the cream started to bubble a bit, dribbled beaten eggs steadily into the cream and stir well in the low heat.
12. Add in the cooked rice, followed by all the cooked vegetables and meats.
13. Stir well and ensure that all are covered well in the cream.
14. Scoop them into a baking pan. Layer Parmesan cheese between the rice.
15. Finally, topped the rice with a layer of cheddar cheese, followed by mozzarella cheese.
16. Baked it in a preheat oven of 200C for 20mins, or until the cheese turned browned.
17. Serve it with side salad or grilled vegetables.

Happy 47th National Day, dear Singapore!!