hey, brown rice isnt bad! cooked correctly.

[vash]

growing up chinese, brown rice was hard to swallow. i ate it for years on my own, and would cook it with my rice cooker. it had a button that said "brown rice". it wasnt great, but i motored thru it meal after meal.

last night, i revisited the option. i cooked it up like pasta. with a big pot of boiling water. salted. then i drained it, and the put it back into the hot pot. the heat evaporated the rest of the extra water..and viola! it was pretty good! nutty, extra texture.

BR still isnt great, right? but healthier than the white version? more nutritious?

cliff

anyone else?

[dhoward]

Don't you have to cook it for like 5 or 6 hours?

[masraum]

Yeah, BR takes what seems like forever, but it does have a different flavor that's not necessarily bad. I still like some white from time to time. I love rice long grain and wild (not technically rice), plain white, short, basmati, jasmine, brown. You name it, it's all good.

[jyl]

Or, use chicken stock in place or or in addition to the water.

[nostatic]

Chicken stock fixes many culinary issues.

What's funny is that I can cook white rice in a pot no problem - do it regularly. My Chinese g/f cannot. She has always used a rice cooker. Each time she has cooked at my place using a pot it comes out almost inedible.

[dhoward]

What is a rice cooker, if it's not a pot?

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by dhoward

What is a rice cooker, if it's not a pot?

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is...

[trekkor]

I like brown rice with green onions, clarified butter, salt and pepper.


KT

[Danimal16]

Brown rice takes twice the water. Use a bullion cube in the flavor of the day. The onions are the best. Some diced (very light) jalapeno and bam!

[billwagnon]

45 minutes. I make a cup of brown rice every weekend and have it in lunch all week. Good stuff.

[jyl]

Originally Posted by nostatic

Chicken stock fixes many culinary issues.

What's funny is that I can cook white rice in a pot no problem - do it regularly. My Chinese g/f cannot. She has always used a rice cooker. Each time she has cooked at my place using a pot it comes out almost inedible.

What does she do wrong? She must be very creative, to be able to mess it up.

I am going to start making more, I guess the English name is, congee. I had it a while ago and was reminded how good it is. Refrigerator velcro, anything you can find in the fridge can go in the bowl. I also like adding, I think it is called, pork sung. Dried, salted, shredded pork (or fish). Its the Chinese equivalent of pork rinds.

[Westy]

Brown rice is just plain nasty. The exception being the brown rice sushi at Trader Joes. And their Wasabi is hot!! However,,,I hear if you eat enuff of that stuff you get great turds,,,

[Big Ed]

I prefer brown rice, better texture and flavor, just not the longer cook time. But it's pretty much all I use -- gotta stick to the whole grains.

[dipso]

This thread is racist!
Brown rice is just as edible and easy to work with as white rice!
Could somebody please tell this gentleman to add more water and cook longer, before I call Jesse Jackson.

[Jim Richards]

brown rice, and whole wheat or multigrain breads make me gack. If it's supposed to be so good for you, why does it taste bad? BTW, my wife uses the rice cooker, too. Cooking rice in a pot is barbaric.

Congee is good stuff.

[dhoward]

Ok, can someone tell me what magic takes place in a 'rice cooker' that doesn't take place in a pot? I have no more room for small, limited-use appliances, but need to look at whole grains more closely...

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by dhoward

Ok, can someone tell me what magic takes place in a 'rice cooker' that doesn't take place in a pot? I have no more room for small, limited-use appliances, but need to look at whole grains more closely...

It controls time and temperature automatically. On the stove you have to pay attention.

[dipso]

Originally Posted by dhoward

Ok, can someone tell me what magic takes place in a 'rice cooker' that doesn't take place in a pot? I have no more room for small, limited-use appliances, but need to look at whole grains more closely...

I am not sure exactly what magic takes place.
You may have to refer to David Copperfield.

[vash]

BR in a rice cooker blows. it makes a mess with the starch. it gets all over the place. cook it like pasta. lots of water. you cannot use stock this way. wasteful.

then strain it. fluff, and salt, eat.

[dhoward]

Originally Posted by nostatic

It controls time and temperature automatically. On the stove you have to pay attention.

Thank you.