i just bought myself a small rice cooker. is there any good basic,simple recepies that i do with it. maybe something for about three to four people?More
Asked by: 0-16 and proud
first cook the rice nicely:
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup long grain rice
1. In a large saucepan, bring the water to boil. Add salt and rice; cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, without lifting cover.
2. Remove from heat, gently fluff rice with fork and let sit for a few minutes with the cover off. Fluff again and serve.
Serves 3 to 4.
Note: The formula for long grain rice is normally 2 parts water, 1 part rice. However, when using Jasmine rice, it is best to use less water, about 2 tablespoons less water per cup used.
Arroz con Coco: Coconut Rice
2 cups long-grain white rice
2 cups water
1 can light coconut milk
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes
Place the rice, 2 cups of water, the coconut milk, sugar and the salt in a medium saucepan and stir to combine. Bring the rice to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the water has evaporated to just below the level of the rice and little holes begin to form on the surface, stirring occasionally so that the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover the saucepan and continue to cook until the rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the raisins. Cover the saucepan and let it sit off of the heat until the raisins are plump and warm, 10 minutes. Sprinkle the rice with the toasted coconut and serve. More
I have a new Rival rice cooker, and my boyfriend threw away the instructions before using it.
Do I add the same amount of water and rice that it states on the rice package? There are measurements on the inside of the bowl, but they seem to be inaccurate. Is this because I am supposed to add more water when using a rice cooker? And how do I know when it is done?
Any suggestions?More
Asked by: jennyjay
A rice cooker is pretty much self-explanatory and you shouldn't have to worry about when the rice will be done. It's supposed to be automatic.
Add the appropriate number of cups of rice (how much rice you want e.g. 3 cups) and add water until it reaches the line of the number that is the same as the number of the cups of rice you added. For example, you want to cook 3 cups of rice. Then add water until it reaches the line that says "3."
As for the part how you know if it's done cooking, unless you have an ancient rice cooker, you can see to it yourself how you would know. (e.g. the "warm" indicator lights up) More
Rice cooker manufacturers present their capacity in litres or cups. As I am planning to purchase one, my questions is: What rice cooker capacity in litres is required to cook 1 kg of brown rice ?More
Asked by: Im in a jungle
You need at least 2 litres capacity of rice cooker and above for cooking rice of 1 kg. Ideally cooking 250 g rice you need about 3/4 pint or 450 ml of water. There are more than 200 types of rice as far as I am aware of, may be even more. The harsh rice such as brown rice would need more liquid than a softer type of rice i.e. Jasmin or basmati. The more rice you want to cook in one go, you will need more water in it! In addition, while cooking the water would expand! Therefore, you need to have more room whilst it operates "Practice makes perfect!"
Anyhow, I would suggest you buy 2.5 litres capacity rice cooker, which would be an ideal. More
According to the instruction i should use a saucepan but i don't have a saucepan and only 1 rice cooker and 1 big flat wok!..I'm just afraid using wok the water might not cover the pasta and using rice cooker afraid it won't cook! Well,it's instant pasta which i need to dump everything in 1 saucepan..how?
Is a box of dried pasta mixed with cheese powder inside.More
Asked by: Jo
I haven't tried it, but my guess is no. This is why: Normally, pasta cooks in boiling water - at a lower temp it just comes out terribly. I'm not sure what "instant" pasta is, unless you just mean some boxed dried pasta.
Rice, on the other hand, cooks better is a slow steamy environment. You can't boil rice. Well, technically you can, but it would be a pain to manage the water level and the timing.
So given that pasta is better in a roiling boil that you drain, and rice cookers are oriented toward slow environments that you don't drain, I'd say it'd not be the optimal cooking environment.
You're going to have to work with the wok, or if you have a few dollars, buy a multi-quart pot and a strainer. More
I have been using this rice cooker/warmer for about two years without any problem. We used to leave the leftover rice inside cooker with warmer on for a whole day or two and the rice was still good to eat. Currently, I have a weird problem which is when the rice is cooked and left inside rice cooker with warmer on, the rice turns yellowish and starts giving bad smell after half a day. Definitely the rice is no good to eat. I thoroughly rinse the rice and clean the cooker, but the problem doesn't go away. Any idea what happen to the cooker? Thanks.More
Asked by: Tony03 T
Well when food warmers get older they get weaker, your rice cooker you might also notice doesn't do the job quite as efficiently as it used to. If this lower temperature can cause a bacteria growth in the rice, which can cause food born illnesses which can show themselves through stinky odours and dicolourment of food. You should not leave food in a warmer that is between 4 and 40 degrees for longer then an hour or you are putting yourself at risk. More
