Easy cook brown Rice?

ThriceNightly · 27 Feb 2020 at 11:59

Picked up a kilo packet of Long Grain Brown Rice from Lidl as part of my healthier eating plan

Was expecting to see a 25-30 minute cooking time on the packet however the packet is claiming 10min!
......Does say easy cook on the packet in small writing

Have googled cooking times and seen both asda and tesco brown easy cook times circa 25 -30 min

Will carry out an experiment to check.

Anyone else with experience of this rice or and 'easy cook brown rice' claiming a 10 min cook time?

Merlin5 · 27 Feb 2020 at 13:20

I've got Tesco easy cook brown rice and yes, says bring water to a boil, add rice, bring back to the boil and then simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. I've been adding about 120g and boil mine until it's not al dente. I think it actually has been close to 20 minutes, certainly longer than 10.

chroniclard · 27 Feb 2020 at 13:23

We use the "easy cook" Tesco brown rice all the time and takes a good 20 minutes, at least, probably closer to 30.

hood1971 · 27 Feb 2020 at 13:47

Uncle Ben's Brown rice is 10min cook, though does not taste of much.

ThriceNightly · 27 Feb 2020 at 15:32

Thanks for the replies just did a small test batch took 30 mins to cook until edible

Thought 10 was a bit optimistic for standard long grain brown rice

Oh well.....rice for supper tonight (will have with some tuna steak / pesto / tomato and peppers)

Ahleckz · 28 Feb 2020 at 11:45

Brown rice seems completely random, sometimes it takes 15 minutes and other times it's 40 before it's cooked.

Temujin · 28 Feb 2020 at 12:29

Definitely sounds a bit short on time. I tend to boil hard for 30 mins then drain and leave covered for 10 mins, resulting in basically perfect rice each time!

jpaul · 1 Mar 2020 at 13:34

I've concluded some of the supposed non-quick brown rice is quick/parboiled, would they actually have to declare this ?
since 20-30minutes seems the brown norm , now, versus, even 40mins, rice used to have a lot more scum too, maybe its washed more, or alternatively a sign of processing.

ThriceNightly · 15 Apr 2020 at 15:54

Rice is trickey to get hold of now. My local supermarkets have empty shelves just have the pricey quick cook packs. Was fortunate to pick up 2kg of Veetee Wholegrain Brown Basmati in the world foods section (last pack on shelf) . This cooked in 25min and...really nice rice perhaps the best wholegrain rice I have tasted

Stumble Bum · 15 Apr 2020 at 17:28

Just a side question... do you want to eat brown rice over white? They're about the same in terms of 'healthiness', (some subtle differences) the general consensus is to just eat whichever one you prefer the taste of. Just a thought.

ThriceNightly · 15 Apr 2020 at 17:54

Stumble Bum said:
Just a side question... do you want to eat brown rice over white? They're about the same in terms of 'healthiness', (some subtle differences) the general consensus is to just eat whichever one you prefer the taste of. Just a thought.

just a quick google..."Brown rice has more fiber and antioxidants, as well as a lot more important vitamins and minerals. White rice is mostly a source of "empty" calories and carbs with very few essential nutrients"

I'm trying to include more fibre in my diet hence the switch