Rice - cooking methods.

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Rice - cooking methods.

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When at the brick home I usually cook long grain rice by boiling till it has just a slight crunch in it - aldente? - then tip it into a steamer pot top with a little water in the base to steam/dry the rice. Normally this turns out really well.

Unfortunately, the steamer pot/s are a bit on the large size to bring with us in the van so have been trying the 'absorption' method.

Firstly, rinse the rice in a pan till the water runs clear - milky starchy stuff.

Then, 1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water, bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer, with lid on, for 12 - 14 minutes then remove from heat & stand, covered, for 5 - 10 minutes.

Have tried almost all time variations of the above but the rice is still a bit soggy - not dry.

Using long grain Basmatti rice.

As the rinsed rice still has an amount of water in it when finished rinsing I have even reduced the amount of water per cup to allow for this... still not satisfactory to my way of thinking.

Suggestions...?
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With the rice cooker, 1 cup of water to one cup of white rice, no rinsing, just throw it in, brown rice (much preferable taste) 2 cups water to 1 cup of brown rice. when the rice cooker is just bubbling through the rice, no wter to be seem, remove the lid and toss it around a bit with a fork or wide spoon and leave the lid off for the last bit till it goes back to the warm setting (does it by weight of the cooking bowl) works fine every time, forget the stove top method, cuts into drinking time :lol:
With green curry chicken, when the last ingrient is added and it's time for the slow simmer, put the rice on, roo stew, the same deal, slow cooker, allow about 30 mins before eating time for brown rice.
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Rice cooker huh?

Buying one of them means that something already in the van has to go... :?

Hmm... that could be a bit awkward... :twisted: :lol:
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Basmati is best suited for Indian curry dishes. I use Jasmine for Asian dishes. Rinse one cup rice three times, then add approximately 1.5 cups water and wack it into the microwave for 12 minutes. I use a microwave dish with a locking lid, specifically for rice, which is handy for any other microwave task that will fit in it.

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I just boil the shite out of it, all goes down and out the same way :lol: :lol:
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looks like it repeats on you though Dottie :lol:
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Gaviscon is wonderful :lol:
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T1 Terry wrote:looks like it repeats on you though Dottie :lol:
What a waste of good Sake. :(
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Did you have rice at my place Chuck? I don't remember how I cooked it but I cook it like that every time. Just a splash of Extra Virgin is my secret, and rinse later rather than earlier. Nobody complains about the rice at my house, (not so I can hear anyway), its always fluffy.
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Post by Greynomad »

We pack a Shuttle Chef in Girt.
Apart from the usual stews, lamb shanks, various creations of Joy's, it is also a brilliant rice-cooker:

1 rice to 1.5 water (I think); bring to boil on cooktop.
Immediately it boils, whip it off the flame & deposit in insulated outer (with or without hot water in other pot).
Wait 1 hour.

Perfect al dente every time.
Saves on gas consumption, too.
;)

This will probably work in any other brand of insulated slow-cooker, as well.
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