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05-06-2008, 02:04 AM | #1 |
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Baked brown rice
Whenever I cook brown rice on the stove, it turns out mushy. I've started baking it, and I think it tastes much better. .
Alton Brown's recipe. 1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain 2 1/2 cups water (or substitute all or part chicken broth) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately. |
05-06-2008, 04:37 AM | #2 |
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11-07-2008, 02:06 PM | #4 |
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I honestly think a rice cooker is a waste of money. I used to own one and the stove works just as well, and nearly as easy. I'll have to try this brown rice method; I too think it tastes mushy.
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11-07-2008, 10:05 PM | #6 |
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Really? Not to argue, but why? As long as I buy a decent rice and measure out the amount of water, I can throw it on a stove, bring it to a boil, simmer it with a lid on for 20 minutes and it's done. I've even forgotten about it and it turned out well. I really can't tell the difference between it and what I could make with the cooker. I'm no YOhio in my culinary wisdom, but I like to cook and had two different roommates with Asian backgrounds who were very picky about rice.
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11-07-2008, 10:40 PM | #7 |
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With a rice cooker, you don't have to worry about raising and lowering the heat on the stove.
yes, I've tried brown rice in the rice cooker. I still don't like the texture of it. The baked rice turns out perfectly, and my husband will even eat it. Incidentally, I tried substituting part chicken broth, and it didn't seem to work as well. |
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Forgive my cultural ignorance (as well as my general overall ignorance on a daily basis)....but for our resident Asians....or resident RMs that served in Asian cultures....how do the masters do it?
Is it more common to simply toss it in a rice cooker or boil it on a stove?
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