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Why does brown rice take so long to cook?
It takes an hour compared to white that only takes about 30 minutes. I have to plan ahead to cook brown rice. Do rice cookers cook rice quicker? I'm just getting home today and I really wanted brown rice since its the only non veggie or lean protien food I can eat right now. I'm annoyed. And hungry. ;-)
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Re: Why does brown rice take so long to cook?
Can you eat quinoa? It's not a grain, but a seed. The red quinoa is delicious and easy to cook.
You can also cook up a lot of brown rice tonight and it keeps well in the fridge, especially if you bake it al la Alton Brown.
Brown rice still has layers of husk on it (compared to no husk with white rice) so it takes a lot longer to cook.
You can use a rice cooker but if you just steam it as is, the rice will come out a little tough/undercooked. To get "perfect" brown rice in a rice cooker, you really need to let it soak for 15-30 minutes before cooking (which usually takes 15-20 depending on the rice cooker).
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Soaked nuts are fabulous! (that's what she said) But seriously, walnuts and almonds are my favorite.
For brown rice - I usually cook up 2 or 3 cups on the weekend and freeze what we don't eat that night, or plan to eat the next day. It freezes really well and is so easy, and relatively quick, to thaw out. I freeze in ziploc bags and it's easy to break off just a bit if I'm the only one who wants rice with the meal.
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That is a crazy-ass long time. How much rice are you cooking at once?
2 cups! I guess it's a slow steaming process.
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