I find that the amount of liquid required for white rice needs to be increased for brown rice. My rice cooker does have instructions for brown rice. It tells me for each cup of rice to add 1 1/2 cups of water. You should try cutting it and see what works.
You are going to have to try different measurements until you get it to your liking. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Larry Gassman via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 12:04 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: larrygass...@roadrunner.com Subject: [CnD] Cooking Brown Rice in a rice cooker CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to ab...@michigan.gov Hi all, I've cooked white rice in a rice cooker for years and now want to switch to brown because it is healthier. But, my first attempt was just okay. I usually use a cup of rice, some butter, some Lowerys seasoning, and a can of low sodium Chicken Boullion. When I tried it with Brown rice, the rice came out rather chewy, and may not have been done, even though the rice cooker did click off. I do not have a setting for brown rice on my rice cooker. At least, I don't think I do. I googled some recipes today and found one in particular that might work. But my twin brother John and I are the only ones eating for the most part. So could I cut this in half? Should I ignore the chicken boullion based on the ingreedients given in this recipe? Thank you for any hints and help. Larry Brown Rice in a rice cooker The best quantity to cook is 2 cups of rice with 4 cups water. If this is your first time, that's what I recommend you start with. 5) Add salt Salt makes a huge difference in the brown rice taste, so don't forget to add it. I always add salt directly to the rice cooker, right after adding rice and water. I use 1/4 tsp of salt for each 1 cup of uncooked rice. If it's not salty enough for you, just increase the salt amount next time to 1/2 tsp. 6) Cook in the rice cooker Set the rice cooker to cook :) If you have the "Brown Rice" setting, use that. If you only have the "Rice" or "White Rice" setting, just use that - if you used the brown rice to water ratio above, it should turn out just fine. Make sure to never open the rice cooker while the rice is cooking, or it will mess up the rice! Be patient and wait until the cooking cycle is done. 7) Fluff with fork after cooking When the rice is done cooking in the rice cooker, it won't look like the fluffy rice on the above picture. In order to get it to be fluffy, you have to fluff it with a fork! Just get a regular fork and stir the rice with it, separating the grains until is looks tasty and fluffy. 8) Add optional seasonings You can eat your brown rice as is, or to kick the flavor up a notch you can use extra seasonings. You can add a dab of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice, as well as a sprinkle of your favorite spices to season the brown rice. Enjoy! _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Facbradio.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcookinginthedark&data=02%7C01%7CLauryS%40michigan.gov%7Ce480c089ae5749ba2b3a08d8356b821c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637318083155788870&sdata=eEthXPshLugIjfegXT6uZVwA5CUvkfa9TruxFMBWAwc%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
