Brown rice cooking tips?

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  • kayduro
    kayduro Posts: 249 Member

    Some French onion soup mix makes a nice addition!

    Or boullion cubes.
  • bunnypanther
    bunnypanther Posts: 110
    I actually did it in my slow cooker in the end. Used chicken stock, garlic and ginger, and had a bath! :D

    Was nice but more of a risotto type texture. May have to experiment some more!! Or buy a rice cooker! :D
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    the bag i buy has directions on it. i follow them. it works.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,329 Member
    I picked up a rice cooker for cheap at Kmart and it's great. bung in the rice, add twice the volume of rice in water, put it on cook and come back when it flicks itself to 'keep warm'.

    I'm a good cook, I love to cook, I get very creative and cook complex things but for the life of me, I couldn't cook rice until I got a rice cooker. Don't use it often but it's worth the cupboard space.

    I like brown rice with things like stir fry or in soup, it seems to soak up more flavour.
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    BF has been cooking it in the microwave lately per the instructions on the bag. Here's a link with instructions in case your bag doesn't have any. Turns out pretty good with minimal maintenance. http://www.mahatmarice.com/en-us/products/57/WholeGrainBrownRice.aspx

    Will agree, white is better. :laugh:
  • Iorns78
    Iorns78 Posts: 118 Member
    I love brown rice and cook it at least twice a week!

    2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice
    Never use oil, I always use a teaspoon of real butter
    When the water is brought to a boil, I dump the butter and rice in, I let it get back to a boil, and then cover and turn the stove down to a simmer. about 40-50 minutes cook time.

    I will make my rice with bouillon as well for a broth, my kids favorite meal is rice, ground beef/turkey or chunked up and cooked chicken breast and steamed broccoli and cauliflower. I do the rice with the bouillon, I always add an addition 1/2 cup of water. After about 35 minutes I toss the COOKED meat in, stir, toss the veggies on top, simmer for 10 more minutes, turn off stove, let sit for about 5-10 minutes and the veggies should be just about right, stir it all up like a big hot dish. I usually do this with three to four cups of rice, really, my kids love this!! We eat it at least once a week. :)
  • catmonteith1
    catmonteith1 Posts: 8 Member
    Mmmm, love brown rice! I always cook it in the oven...
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees
    measure 1 cup brown rice, put in a pyrex dish ( or whatever oven safe glass dish you have)
    In a pot, bring to boil 2-1/2 cups of water (or broth is really good), pour over rice, stir to combine.
    Cover with a good fitting lid, or just use tin foil.
    Bake for 1 hour.
    Always comes out nice and fluffy, and so good too!
  • htebazil
    htebazil Posts: 9 Member
    I use this technique and it works like a charm!

    Instructions found here: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Perfect-Brown-Rice

    MAKES 2 CUPS
    INGREDIENTS
    1 cup short, medium, or long-grain brown rice
    Kosher salt, to taste

    INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Rinse rice in a strainer under cold running water for 30 seconds. Bring 12 cups water to a boil in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid over high heat. Add the rice, stir it once, and boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Pour the rice into a strainer over the sink.

    2. Let the rice drain for 10 seconds, then return it to the pot, off the heat. Cover the pot and set it aside to allow the rice to steam for 10 minutes. Uncover the rice, fluff with a fork, and season with salt.

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