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Easy Cook Rice? What is all that about?
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breppo
30-01-2010
I don't understand the obsession with long grain non-stick rice. The parboiling process murders all the taste and most of the nutrients.
My Moluccan and Indonesian friends advised me long ago to use a rice that is just a teensy weensy bit sticky. It keeps better, not so dry, when fried for nasi etc.
After some research I came up with Surinam rice. Long grain but not parboiled etc. Excellent value for money. It's the cheapest rice you can buy. I buy it in 10 Kg sacks.
The same rice is used for the expensive rice like Uncle Ben's, but without the extensive processing.

Don't be ashamed to use a rice cooker. Most of my Moluccan and Indonesian friends do.
mariets
30-01-2010
I always use basmati rice and cook it the same way every time.

2 litres of water
2 teaspoons table salt

Bring salted water to the boil in a large pot, add 8oz unwashed rice, stir and bring back to the boil. Cook on a rolling boil for 8-10 mins and drain. Rinse with a kettle (about 1ltr) of freshly boiled water and leave to stand, covered with a clean tea towel or kitchen paper.

Perfect!!
Binky Winky
08-03-2010
Originally Posted by Swarfega:
“I'm afraid I've fallen for microwave rice.”

Does he/she feel the same way?
petral_gal
08-03-2010
Originally Posted by Swarfega:
“Oh, I'm talking even lower than that.

The pouches. I feel a bit unclean for telling people this.”

WHOOP!! 'Mon the pouches

I've only just learned how to do the whole rice:water ratio thing where the rice absorbs all the water and nothing sticks to the erse of the pan, but until then I always rinsed the rice in boiling water after cooking.
Swarfega
08-03-2010
Originally Posted by Binky Winky:
“Does he/she feel the same way?”

Yes but her sister Condoleezza keeps getting in the way.
HALibutt
09-03-2010
(we really need a laughing emoticon on here)

Pls remind me what Swarfega actually is? I can't think or remember - maybe I'm too young to have known anyway
burton07
09-03-2010
Originally Posted by HALibutt:
“ (we really need a laughing emoticon on here)

Pls remind me what Swarfega actually is? I can't think or remember - maybe I'm too young to have known anyway ”

Swarfega is a green gloop that engineers use to clean their hands.

I don't know what it has to do with easy cook rice thought.
Binky Winky
10-03-2010
Originally Posted by Swarfega:
“Yes but her sister Condoleezza keeps getting in the way.”

I doubt it. Unless your a woman.
Idlecat
10-03-2010
I use long grain brown rice, not usually easy cook although have bought that occasionally.
I use the microwave method, I find it best for me, I use a large Tupperware microwave container with a lid, just bung it in with water to cover and cook for about 8 mins, stir, put top on again and leave until required. I don't use salt.
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