How to cook orzo in oven?
A while ago I had an orzo dish in a restaurant, where the Orzo had been cooked in the oven together with vegetable stock, garlic, herbs, and cherry tomatoes. The waiter said that the trick is to put the raw Orzo into the hot olive oil with garlic and top it up with the liquid to cook it directly in the oven. I tried to re-cook the dish but unfortunately, the orzo had either been too cooked/ sticky or not cooked through or got hard on the top. I tried to find similar recipes online but the orzo always seems to be precooked or cooked in tomato sauce.
What would be the right liquid/orzo scale to cook orzo in the oven?
Best Answer
You would need to experiment; but I would start with a 1:1 ratio of liquid to orzo.
I would cover the dish with aluminium foil to keep as much moisture in.
Remember that the cherry tomatoes will also release some moisture.
look at the dish from time to time, if it's not cooked and missing liquid, add some more; if it's cooked and there's too much liquid, quit the cooking and next time use less liquid.
You can always add more liquid, but never remove some.
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?For most preparations the ratio is 1 cup of orzo - 3 cups of water. But if you want it al dente, the ratio is 1 to 2 and a half, while if you want it very soft, it is 1 to 3 and a half.?
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