Brown Rice

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  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    I thought I was the only one TRYING to like brown rice. My problem is that I can't add butter or gravy and I just have to have one or the other so I usually don't eat brown rice or rice at all. If anyone can tell us a better way than just cooking and eating it plain, I'd love to hear it.

    I put a small amount of flavored EVOO in my rice cooker when I'm making brown rice. EVOO that matches the flavors of the entree. So if I'm making spicy chicken, I'll use Chili Pepper infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil in it. And maybe some cumin powder.
  • turbophoenix
    turbophoenix Posts: 152
    When I first had brown rice, I hated it so I covered it with salsa. Now it doesn't bother me so I can eat it plain, but sometimes I still like it with the salsa!
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    Has anyone found a good way to cook brown rice? I tried it in my rice cooker, and I guess the water/rice ratio is not the same as that of Jasmine, Rose, or any other white rice.

    Brown rice requires much more water than the others. Which is a good thing, in all reality! It's much more of a "whole food" than some other rice choices. Which means more health benefits for you :)
  • Noorkitty
    Noorkitty Posts: 15
    I did the same thing (in the rice cooker) it was hard and crunchy. I am use to jasmine rice-I was trying to take it slowly and do half jasmine /half brown to ease into it but the water/rice ratio is obviously different!

    Ok make it like this. The Bengali way.
    Take saucepan
    Rinse rice
    Cover with water about 3 fingers up.
    Cover pan and let it boil
    Then reduce heat
    Watch it.

    Stir from time to time.
    Check rice, when done
    Take colander
    Strain out the starch. Let rice sit and rain.
    You can not go wrong - we are rice eaters !
  • slowturtle1
    slowturtle1 Posts: 284 Member
    omg I love brown rice!! That is all we eat at our house. We do eat it plain, but some mix ins that I like are:

    Cook the rice with half water half teriyaki sauce
    Instead of cooking with water pour in some kind of broth
    I love putting in a can of chicken and noodle soup and cooking the rice - delicious!
    Cook the rice and then add with scrambled eggs

    Let me think of some more ideas.....

    I use the medium grain brown rice that needs to cook for close to 45 minutes. I like to use broth as well, or soup, and sometimes I'll chop or dice veggies like carrots, onions, celery, etc. I also crush garlic and put in sometimes. My husband likes peas in there, but I'm not big on them.
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
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  • michknd
    michknd Posts: 18 Member
    I put low sodium old bay seasoning in the water when i cook it, I also use the large rectangle tupperware with the vented top & in my microwave it takes about 24 minutes where regular white only took 20.
  • slowturtle1
    slowturtle1 Posts: 284 Member
    omg I love brown rice!! That is all we eat at our house. We do eat it plain, but some mix ins that I like are:

    Cook the rice with half water half teriyaki sauce
    Instead of cooking with water pour in some kind of broth
    I love putting in a can of chicken and noodle soup and cooking the rice - delicious!
    Cook the rice and then add with scrambled eggs

    Let me think of some more ideas.....

    I use the medium grain brown rice that needs to cook for close to 45 minutes. I like to use broth as well, or soup, and sometimes I'll chop or dice veggies like carrots, onions, celery, etc. I also crush garlic and put in sometimes. My husband likes peas in there, but I'm not big on them.

    Oh, and instead of butter I put olive oil in the water while cooking.
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    i cook mine with some low sodium and fat free broth.

    Sometimes i cook it with plain water and then when its done i add a bit of Taco seasoning to it...its yum!!
  • Noorkitty
    Noorkitty Posts: 15
    Hi :smile: Quick question, I know lots of you eat brown rice...do you add different ingredients to switch it up a bit? Instead of plain old brown rice...:grumble:

    Brown rice is a nice nutty flavour which I love. And yes takes a bit longer to cook than white, so make it how I and my granny has been cooking rice for generations :)

    Also I eat it like I have rice with curries or dry veg or even as a salad. But if you want to spice it up a bit....

    Some easy combos
    Heat oil
    Crack whole seeds - cummin or mustard seeds
    Add sliced onions
    Caramelise
    if brave you can add dry red chillies or even chopped green chillies
    Salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder. A pinch each.
    This is your base. If you don't have cumin seeds doesn't matter as long as you caramelise the onion.

    To this add fried aubergines, or peas or even fried diced potatoes.
    ( marinated diced aubergines or potatoes with salt and a pinch of turmeric, then fry)

    Always garnish with chopped cilantro or parsley.
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    omg I love brown rice!! That is all we eat at our house. We do eat it plain, but some mix ins that I like are:

    Cook the rice with half water half teriyaki sauce
    Instead of cooking with water pour in some kind of broth
    I love putting in a can of chicken and noodle soup and cooking the rice - delicious!
    Cook the rice and then add with scrambled eggs

    Let me think of some more ideas.....

    Very cool! Thank you for posting this!
  • Mompanda4
    Mompanda4 Posts: 869 Member
    Thanks for sharing
  • Noorkitty
    Noorkitty Posts: 15
    I also cook quinoa like I cook rice. Because all this 1 cup this to 2 cups that used to drive me mad and I used to get real soggy results. So now do open pot cooking whee I can watch, just like pasta actually.
  • heyghoge
    heyghoge Posts: 153 Member
    Has anyone found a good way to cook brown rice? I tried it in my rice cooker, and I guess the water/rice ratio is not the same as that of Jasmine, Rose, or any other white rice.

    it helps to soak brown rice for a few hours before cooking.
  • inetgirl
    inetgirl Posts: 174 Member
    I cheat, I make the 10 min boil in bag brown rice. I'm not sure if there is a nutritional difference but all it takes is 10 min in a microwave and it comes out perfect. Any other way and I either burn it or under cook it.

    I sometimes put a little Italian dressing in it or low sodium soy sauce. However, low sodium soy sauce it still pretty high so if your watching that, I would advise against it. There is also a spray that I use that I found next to Pam in the grocery store. It an oil and balsamic and its really good.

    I put chicken or steak in it, bell pepper, carrots, bean sprouts. Whatever I feel like throwing together.
  • kstep88
    kstep88 Posts: 403 Member
    I use it for stuffed bell peppers (turkey stuffed peppers from skinnytaste.com)

    Awesomeeee

    I pretty much only use it in recipes lol
  • celticgladiator
    celticgladiator Posts: 49 Member
    i dice up asst veggies and throw in while the rice is cooking and then add bragg's liquid aminos to it before eating.
  • suedonym
    suedonym Posts: 1 Member
    A portion of brown rice with some thick greek yoghurt & a little sweet chillie sauce... delicious, almost like a pudding.
  • jenslife82
    jenslife82 Posts: 229
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  • ThinMint7
    ThinMint7 Posts: 8 Member
    I use brown rice in place of pasta; this week I made meatballs & spaghetti sauce for my family and I ate mine on top of brown rice. (The family ate theirs with pasta).
  • Honey623
    Honey623 Posts: 37
    Y are you trying to eat brown rice?
    I:heart: white rice but im trying hard to stay away from it so brown rice it is I just want to try something different & new thats healthy:smile:
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    Has anyone found a good way to cook brown rice? I tried it in my rice cooker, and I guess the water/rice ratio is not the same as that of Jasmine, Rose, or any other white rice.

    2 1/2 c water per 1 c rice. My rice cooker compensates automatically with extra time (I guess it knows when the water is gone? idk...)
  • jopamom
    jopamom Posts: 11
    Soak it for at least an hour with warm water. Then put it in the rice cooker.
  • MeMountainMom
    MeMountainMom Posts: 88 Member
    You can Put it in a casserole in place of any carb. Great way to flavor and add till you get used to it.
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    Has anyone found a good way to cook brown rice? I tried it in my rice cooker, and I guess the water/rice ratio is not the same as that of Jasmine, Rose, or any other white rice.
    I cook mine in the rice cooker too. It takes about 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. It does take longer. My rice cooker has the option for white or brown rice. It usually takes about 90 minutes to cook. You can try it on the stove that way.

    On Sundays I make up 2cups of dry brown rice with 5 cups of water a very large bowl and nuke it in the microwave for 30 minutes on high. Then I measure out the cooked rice and separate it into one cup portion sizes to freeze for when I need it.

    When I need it I thaw and heat it up, toss it through my raw salad greens add coconut oil and some soy sauce/ periperi sauce add my chicken/cooked mushrooms/whatever protein of choice and mix that through as well. Turns into a warm salad with alot of different textures. Taste great I have a version of something like that everyday. I love brown rice. I may start weighing it instead of measuring as due to being about 216 calories a level cup its easy to get additional calories if your measurements are off.
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    Coconut brown rice A few calories more with coconut milk so great for those trying to boost calories.

    http://video.about.com/thaifood/How-to-Make-Thai-Coconut-Brown-Rice.htm
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