Making BROWN RICE for the first time! Anyone have any tips??

dannylives

Anyone know any tips about brown rice? Im making "Riceland" Extra Long Grain Natural Brown Rice.

500lbs2marathon

Are you looking for tips on how to make the rice? or what to make WITH the rice?

SarahofTwins

I usually throw it together with some chicken and light honey dijon dressing. Tastes pretty good...you could also have it with some fish and veggies for the side :drinker:

MissingMyOldSelf

use chicken or beef broth to give extra flavor. I do that with all of my rice recipes!

Kristine442

I use a rice cooker for brown and white rice. White usually takes 30 minutes to make and brown almost an hour. I would strongly recommend that once it is done, to let the rice sit in the cooker at least 5 minutes as clean up will be much easier!!

HollyMcCaw

Are there any directions on the package? I always make mine in the rice cooker, but I have heard that you should use a little bit more water with brown because it tends to be dryer. For extra flavour you could throw in a clove of garlic when it's cooking, or use chicken stock instead of water. Good luck

bmonahan115

PATIENCE! haha it takes much longer to cook and a touch more liquid to cook in. def don't rec. adding salt to it (salt naturally makes rice a little tougher which is great to keep white rice kernels separated) but brown rice has its own husk/fibers so it'll stay separated on its own and it'll be a little too toothy if you did add salt

good luck!

lindalou0703

I use a rice cooker because I have never been able to cook it right

Claudia007

use chicken or beef broth to give extra flavor. I do that with all of my rice recipes!

YES, this! ^^

jessicahelene

I don't know how you feel about veggies but I make this recipe with brown rice sometimes as a side dish with ANYTHING.

Brown Rice with Mushrooms & Peas
Brown Rice (4 servings), prepared per instructions (I use chicken or vegetable stock for more flavor)
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 sweet yellow onion, diced
1 1/2 cups of button or cremini mushrooms, sliced thinly
1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 tbsp butter or butter substitute (I like the Smart Balance with Flax Oil)
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
Salt & pepper to taste

Prepare rice per instructions. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté onions until soft then add mushrooms, continue to sauté until golden brown. Once rice is finished cooking, add mushrooms, onions, peas, butter, soy sauce, salt & pepper to taste. Enjoy.

kelceyjean12011

i usually make chicken or shrimp stir fry with it

HollyMcCaw

Oh fyi. I had brown rice with mixed vegetables and cut up chicken breast mixed you with pasta sauce at lunch today and it was delicious! Not sure if it's something you would like but it was really good!

Dootzy1

Alton Brown's baked brown rice recipe on the food network turns out very well. I sub olive oil for the butter, add onion, etc.

TDGee

Let the brown rice soak in whatever you are cooking it in for AT LEAST 30 minutes.

fab50G

You can use chicken or vegatable broth instead of water to give it more flavor. Yummy!

Dave351

A rice cooker is the easiest way to go! Set it and forget it! Avoid all the add-ons (i.e. butter, sauces, starches, etc) if you're looking to loose weight!

change_happens

it has taken me some time to get used to brown rice. I like it now. I boil it with garlic powder, a little salt, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, green onions, garlic, vegetable broth, a little olive oil and cayenne pepper. Pretty tasty.

taso42_DELETED

use chicken or beef broth to give extra flavor. I do that with all of my rice recipes!

YES, this! ^^

Thirding it. I actually use that Better Than Bullion paste, but same thing basically.

lalalalyndsey

use chicken or beef broth to give extra flavor. I do that with all of my rice recipes!

This! It definitely makes it taste A LOT better! You can also throw some frozen veggies in with it... I like peas and carrots. NOM!

annacataldo

1 cup rice to 2 1/3cup water. (as opposed to white rice thats 1 cup rice 2 cups water); takes about 40 minutes (white rice only takes 20minutes). when making rice i generally add a tablespoon of yogurt butter (low calorie natural butter), that makes rice fluffier/creamier, and doesnt make it stick to pan, etc. I also add in garlic, italian herbs, pepper, and cayenne pepper if i want spice. Keep the cover on it and dont remove it until its done or else you let out the steam and then it makes it burn/get stuck to pan.

leilani♥

I'm making brown rice fried rice tonight.

Adding egg whites, spinach, garlic, mushrooms, & onions. Serving it with Tilapia

lilRicki

i throw it in the rice cooker with some garlic...and tada...in fact I'm having some tonight with moose steak and broccoli

Losing2Live69

I put minced garlic and some Ken's Light Norther Italian dressing in the water that the rice cooks in. I also use Mrs. Dash to season my rice. They have tons of different flavors. Sometimes I add diced yellow and zucchini squash with some canned chicken (make sure you get the kind with only chicken and no modified food starch and other crap added) to it. Rinse the chicken first to remove most of the sodium. You can use fresh chicken, I just use canned because it is quicker. It will take longer for the brown rice to cook than the white rice. Brown rice is a bit firmer than white rice too. I hope you enjoy your dinner!

dannylives

Wow, thanks everybody!

Ladydi1982

These ideas are great! Thanks for posting the question OP :flowerforyou:

Reykur

My mom makes the best brown rice I've ever had. She uses a 1 cup of brown rice, 1/4 cup of kefer or yougurt or buttermilk or vinigar or lemon juice and two cups of water mix and let set for up to 12 hours. If its to strong for you just rinse it than add the 2 cups of liquid bring to a boil skim off the foam add a bit of butter and salt or whaterver you want. and cook for 40 min to an hour. From Nourishing Traditions.

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healthyjen342

try to make it with a dab of garlic salt or low sodium chicken bullion; that helps flavor it up for me...i have also made it plain and added a dab of light sour cream...tasty either way!