My Top Tips for Cooking Brown Rice

For a few years I have been cooking rice quite differently from the way I used too. I used to leave rice to boil until it was soft then I would pour away the excess water. Then I learned a different technique and oh boy has it changed the rice I now cook. With this technique the rice is softer and fluffier. Which I never thought was possible with brown rice. Plus it’s very tasty too. We love this new way of cooking rice and we hope you enjoy it too.

How do you cook your rice and would you change your method? Let me know in the comments below and please don’t forget to like and follow me.

Equiptment

• Colander
• Saucepan
• Spoon

Ingredients

• Brown Rice x 300g
• Bone broth, chicken stock, vegetable stock or water x 600mls or more
• Salt to your taste

Method

• Measure the rice and put it into the saucepan.
• Place the rice under the tap and add water.
• Move the rice around in the pan.
• The water should start to discolour with the starch from the rice.
• Pour through the colander and repeat the process once or twice more.
• By the end of the process the water should start to look more clear.
• Put the saucepan onto the hob and pour over the bone broth, chicken stock, vegetable stock or water.
• There must be enough to cover the rice and then two centimetres above the top of where the rice sits in the pan.
• Sprinkle in salt to you tastes.
• Put the pan onto a high heat on the hob and put the lid on.
• Let the pan come to the boil.
• When the pan is boiling turn the heat down to a medium heat.
• Leave the pan to simmer until all of the liquid has disappeared.
• It will take a little while to cook the rice so please be patient.
• On my hob it takes a good 30 minutes but other hobs my be different.
• Once the liquid has disappeared remove from the heat.
• Be careful towards the end as the rice can sometimes stick to the base of the pan.
• Towards the end be sure to check by putting the spoon in the rice to see if there is any liquid left.
• If there is no liquid fluff it with the spoon.
• However if there is liquid put the lid back on and leave for a further few minutes.
• Continue this process until all the liquid disappears.
• Then serve with a favour meal of your choice and enjoy.

Now that I have started using this method I can’t stop. I love it and it honestly makes the rice so much tastier. It’s such as easy way to cook rice. Obviously you can’t freeze rice and any leftovers should be eaten with a day of cooking. It also never a good idea to reheat rice either as it can contain germs that aren’t good for the stomach. Therefore it’s always best to cook rice from fresh. However you decide to eat the rice, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx