How To Cook Perfect Brown Rice In Rice Cooker
Place the inner pot into the rice cooker and use the correct rice cooking setting when the rice is ready or has switched to automatic keep warm fluff the rice using a spatula or fork and let it sit for another 5 minutes remove the inner pot from the rice cooker and serve warm rice.
How to cook perfect brown rice in rice cooker. Remove and discard the papery skin and drop the smashed clove into the cooker. With my rice cooker one cup of brown rice usually takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour to get perfectly cooked brown rice on the normal setting. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan set over medium high heat.
The key to perfectly preparing brown rice in a rice cooker is getting the ratio of rice to water correct so that your rice comes out fluffy tender and delicious. Once the water reaches a boil add 1 cup of brown rice 1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt to the pot. Expect brown rice to take a little longer to cook than white rice about 30 to 40 minutes instead of 20.
Make sure to never open the rice cooker while the rice is cooking or it will mess up the rice. Add olive oil about 1 tablespoon per 4 cups of rice. 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.
It s important to note that you should never open your rice cooker during the cooking process. When rice finishes cooking rice cooker will switch to keep warm after approx 25 minutes. Cover the pot and turn on the cooker.
To get the best results i would follow your machine s manual for brown rice settings. Place 1 cup of rice in a rice cooker bowl add 2 cups of water start cooking in the rice cooker.