Cottage cheese casserole with rice in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a curd casserole with rice in the oven? Prepare the necessary ingredients for the casserole. Cottage cheese for casserole is better to take moderately moist, not dry and not grainy. Cottage cheese in briquettes with a fat content from 0 to 9% is ideal.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the rice thoroughly until clear water. You can use any rice — long-grain or round-grain, but preferably steamed, so that during cooking it retains its shape and does not boil.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the grits in a saucepan, pour 400 ml of cold clean water. Put the rice on medium heat and bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to minimum and cook under the lid until the liquid has completely evaporated, 15-20 minutes. During cooking, it is better not to stir the rice, so as not to violate the integrity of the grain. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the rice does not burn from the bottom.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cool the finished rice. You can also boil rice in a large amount of water (approx. 600 ml) until half cooked, about 10 minutes. During baking in the oven, the rice will reach full readiness.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash the raisins in warm water and dry them by throwing them on a sieve.

6. Step 6:

   

   Divide one of the three eggs into white and yolk. Leave the yolk to lubricate the surface of the casserole. Be sure to wash the eggs before use, as even the seemingly clean shell may contain harmful bacteria. It is best to use food detergents and a brush.

8. Step 7:

   

   Put cottage cheese, two eggs and one protein, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a blender bowl.

9. Step 8:

   

   Whisk the mixture until smooth. It should turn out to be fluid and slightly viscous, without lumps of cottage cheese. Instead of a stationary blender, you can use an immersion blender.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the boiled rice in a bowl, pour the curd-egg mass, add the raisins. Mix everything carefully with a spatula.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the curd-rice mass in a greased baking dish and smooth it out. If the mold is silicone, it is not necessary to lubricate it.

12. Step 11:

    

    Grease the surface of the casserole with the remaining egg yolk.

13. Step 12:

    

    Put the casserole in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 30-35 minutes. During this time, the top and sides will get a ruddy color. Cool the finished casserole a little, remove from the mold, cut into pieces and serve to the table. Bon appetit!