How To Wash Brown Rice Before Cooking

Rinsing rice has been done for ages to rid the grains of surface starches prevents clumping and yields a clean fresh taste.

How to wash brown rice before cooking. Treehugger alexandra cristina nakamura for every part rice add 5 parts water and cook until the rice is tender do not allow it to boil dry. The ratio of rice to water varies but usually hovers around 1 5 cups of rice for every cup of water. If you rinse rice very well the cooked rice will have a reduced likelihood of clumping together because you have removed some of the total starch present surface starch.

Drain the rice and rinse thoroughly with fresh water. Transfer the wet rice to a mesh sieve to drain. It s the kind of small non obvious kitchen step that worked into your routine together over time with other similar steps can greatly enhance your cooking.

Put the rice into a pot and rinse the rice well until the rinsing water runs clear. If you wish to soak the rice fill the pot with enough clean water to cover the rice well and put a lid onto the pot. Soaking gives the grains a head start on cooking and yields a better texture it s a common step in cooking basmati which needs to be rinsed and soaked.

Most long grain rice sold does not have to be soaked. Leave it there to soak for at least thirty minutes if you have the time. You may want to repeat these techniques until the water is clear.

I soak and drain basmati and all imported rice for 2 hours in cold water prior to cooking. Greg massa owner of massa organics a family farm in northern california producing organic brown rice notes that some people like rinsing brown rice to remove any bran dust before cooking. Pour water into the bowl until the rice.

Put the rice and water into a strainer saving the water for your garden or washing the floor. Another technique is to pour the rice into the strainer then dip the strainer into a bowl of water and swirl it around. It separates the grains and allows for a more fluffy less sticky rice.