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Yes yes, I know, but what rice do people use?

I bought a nice big bag of tesco 5kg long grain and tbh it was horrible; bad taste and very stodgy. Currently using Uncle Bens rice in bags, but at £4.70 for 10 it might be a slight rip off!

Hit me :D
 
What are you eating it with?

Also it's important it's cooked correctly. Rice that's over/under cooked is not nice.
 
"can o'worms!"

this could open the old how do you cook yours debate.

there are many ways....but for my 2 penneth, always wash your rice, and always wash it at the end with boiling water and let it rest for 5 mins then eat it.


oh and btw I only use brown rice, much nuttier flavour and much more filling.



rotters
 
There are loads of typed of rice that have their own place in the kitchen, what are you primarily wanting to do with your rice?
 
personally i tend to use easy cook rice, just tesco's or asda's own brand.
then free boil it (loads of water, then drain) and i never have a problem :)
 
I cook mine in a rice cooker, and me and my partner (who is Chinese, and therefore qualified to talk about good rice!) have come to the conclusion that the best rice is the Sainsbury's basics long grain rice :p 50-odd pence per kilogramme and it cooks very well, becomes nice and fluffy in the rice cooker. I presume it's good like this as it's had less processing done to it (hence the price) - needs a quick rinse before cooking but that's all.

Cooking it without the rice cooker was fairly easy - I rinse it with cold water, then fill the pot with enough cold water using the "finger marker" method - put your finger in the rice to see how deep it is and then add twice that depth of water. I then bring the water to the boil then turn off the hob, put the lid on and leave it until all the water has been taken up by the rice. I'm sure everyone has their own way of cooking rice depending on how they like it - I like mine nice and fluffy but not too soggy. My partner usually adds a little more water as she prefers it to taste a little "wet".
 
rotters said:
"can o'worms!"

this could open the old how do you cook yours debate.

there are many ways....but for my 2 penneth, always wash your rice, and always wash it at the end with boiling water and let it rest for 5 mins then eat it.


oh and btw I only use brown rice, much nuttier flavour and much more filling.



rotters
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j.col said:
personally i tend to use easy cook rice, just tesco's or asda's own brand.
then free boil it (loads of water, then drain) and i never have a problem :)
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Have to agree with points on both of these, rinse it well is very important as it prevents sticking, not always sure about the hot rinse. Yes brown rice is better for you and does tastes better but for me it's always white unless fried :) I also prefer easy cook and have used both mentioned brands with same results :)
 
Fo my 2 p worth , rice cooker easiest way.

If you don't have one wash rice 3 times and then however much rice your cooking put equal amount of water in plus a touch more. Microwave for 3 minutes ,stir, back in microwave for 3 minutes ,stir and then 3 more minutes in microwave.

Perfect rice everytime.

Again my wife is Taiwanese so equally qualified to talk about rice. Japanese rice is the best but expensive compared to Thai rice which is the stuff you normally get at Chinese supermarkets and the like
 
Thanks guys.

Completely fogot to talk about my cuisine! Generally stir fries and plain rice in salads with chicken (trying to be healthy).

Never washed rice before and always tried to give it a rinse after through the collander. I'm guessing that batch of cheap tesco stuff is just horrid rice!

Will give brown rice a go as it's healthier and a nutty taste would be nice along with some nice nutty oils.

:D
 
Basmati rice.

Washed, left to soak in salted water. Drained, boiled until slightly tender, drained placed in pan with a cup of water and steamed.

Perfect. Of course that does matter what you're having it with.
 
Basmati. One cup of rice to two cups of water. Add rice to cold water, salt, put lid on, heat on a medium heat for 13minutes after it has come to boil. Take off heat, leave for 5 minutes. Open lid. Fluff, serve.
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Ahleckz said:
Basmati. One cup of rice to two cups of water. Add rice to cold water, salt, put lid on, heat on a medium heat for 13minutes after it has come to boil. Take off heat, leave for 5 minutes. Open lid. Fluff, serve.
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Wise up man there is no way on earth that was you ..... no mention of drink beer once ! :p
 
that tesco rice does the job when cooked properly.

Add ~ twice water the amount of water than rice, small amount of salt, boil with lid off, when nearly all water is gone, reduce to very low heat so you can see circles forming in the top of the rice, place lid on and steam for another 5 minutes. Serve.
 
My dad buys 15 kilo bags of American long grain rice and Thai fragrance rice from Wing Yip and mixes it together. Haven't really tried any other rice so can't really compare.
Oh, I occassionally have Basmati rice (no idea of the brand) which I really like as well. Makes a nice change from fluffy rice all the time.
 
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Never washed rice before and always tried to give it a rinse after through the collander. I'm guessing that batch of cheap tesco stuff is just horrid rice!
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No need to do it through the colander - if yours is coarse then you will lose rice grains as they are pretty small diameter-wise. Just rinse it in the pot - add some water and swirl around for a few seconds, then tip the water out slowly. You'll be left with a little of the water in but it really doesn't matter, you're not trying to dessicate it!
 
Just use basmati or Thai jasmine rice and cook it with the reduction method which is this:

Ahleckz said:
Basmati. One cup of rice to two cups of water. Add rice to cold water, salt, put lid on, heat on a medium heat for 13minutes after it has come to boil. Take off heat, leave for 5 minutes. Open lid. Fluff, serve.
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But use 1.5 cups of water or you'll get rice porridge ;)
 
We always use basmati but I can never get it right. We use the method as above but no matter how much I washe it, it always sticks and it always tastes overcooked. There's no bite to it and there's no separation of grains. It's so frustrating! I've even taken to doing 1:1 ratio of rice:water which helps, but still everything sticks :(
 
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