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Spicy Tomato Rice with Crispy Pan Fried Feta

Definitely not your average rice. Creamy, spicy tomato rice with crispy on the outside and molten on the inside fried feta. Heaven in a bowl. Perfect for a cozy dinner or whenever you want to impress with a fancy dish! Plus, ready in 25 minutes!

Course dinner, Main Course
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 15 Minuten
Total Time 25 Minuten
Servings 2 servings

What you will need

For the rice:

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 chili
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 150 g rice
  • 200 ml canned tomatoes (puréed)
  • 100 ml water
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce

For the feta:

  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 5 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • oil for frying (NO olive oil - use flavour neutral oil)
  • black olives and dried herbs for serving

How to

The rice:

  1. Start by finely mincing the garlic and chili. Heat up the olive oil in a pan, fry the garlic and chili in there for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant, add the rice and fry for another minute, stirring constantly. Cover with water and canned tomatoes, generously salt. Peal the onion and cut it into 4 pieces, add it on top. Let it come to a boil, then reduce heat to medium heat and let it simmer. Once all water is absorbed, turn the heat down to low and let it sit for another 5-7 minutes. Before serving, remove the onion and stir in the tomato sauce.

The feta:

  1. Cut the feta into about 2x4cm and about 1cm thick sized pieces. Crack the egg and whisk it. Coat the feta pieces in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs. Heat up a generous amount of oil in a pan. Once hot, add in the coated feta. Fry for about 2-4 minutes until golden brown and crispy. When flipping them, do so very carefully with a thin spatula, in order for the feta not to fall apart. Fry for another 2-4 minutes on the other side.

  2. Divide the tomato rice onto the bowls and top with the feta. To finish, sprinkle with some chopped, black olives and dried herbs!

    Enjoy!