How To Cook Short Grain Sweet Brown Rice
This is what you need to know to cook perfect brown rice on the stove.
How to cook short grain sweet brown rice. 1 3 cups uncooked sweet brown rice 3 cups water or milk 1 can coconut milk 2 4 tablespoons honey or maple syrup. You don t need a rice cooker to pull this off. Short grain rice is a staple of many asian dishes such as japanese style rice.
Step 1 place rice and water in a small pot with a tight fitting lid and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat cover and simmer until rice is almost tender about 15 minutes. Short grain can be stickier and is sometimes desired for asian rice preparations.
Stir once cover and reduce heat to low. An ideal soaking time ranges between 30 minutes and 6 hours. Remove pot from heat but do not remove lid.
Over high heat combine rice and water and bring to a boil. It is starchier and stickier than long and medium grain varieties and requires slightly different cooking techniques. Rinse the rice in a fine mesh colander under running water to remove excess starch.
Reduce heat to low and simmer covered until the rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed 40 to 45 minutes. Reduce the temperature as necessary to prevent overflow but maintain a steady boil. Just use a regular saucepan.
Pretty much every rice comes in a brown version from long grain to basmati. Usually you would run water over rice for about 30 seconds but because short grain rice is meant to be sticky you do not want to get rid of too much. Add the rice to the boiling water.