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brown rice and white rice cooker rice

How To Cook White Rice and Brown Rice in a Rice Cooker

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  • Author: Caroline Phelps
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Rice
  • Method: Rice Cooker
  • Cuisine: Japanese
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Press a button and enjoy perfect, fluffy rice every single time! Learn how to make white rice and brown rice with ease with this easy, step-by-step tutorial.


Ingredients

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Rice Cooker White Rice

  • 2 cups short grain or medium grain white rice
  • 2 cups water – or enough water to reach the plain/white rice line inside the rice cooker inner pot

Rice Cooker Brown Rice

  • 2 cups short grain or medium grain brown rice
  • 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cup water, or enough water to reach the brown rice line inside the rice cooker inner pot

Instructions

Rice Cooker White Rice

  1. Start by washing the rice under cold water to remove excess starch. The easiest way is to use a rice washing bowl. Gently swish the rice around until the water runs clear. Drain well and add the rice to the rice cooker inner pot. If you don’t have a rice washing bowl, use a regular bowl to wash the rice. Drain and repeat until the water is clear and add the rice to the inner pot.
  2. Add enough water to reach the plain/white rice line in the inner pot (or about 1 cup water per cup of dry rice).
  3. Close the lid and choose the quick, plain, or normal function. Press start.
  4. When the cooking is done, wait for 5 minutes before opening the lid.
  5. Use a rice paddle and gently fold the rice a few times (4 or 5 times is good). Don’t stir the rice as this will break the rice grains and give the rice a very sticky texture.
  6. Serve.

Rice Cooker Brown Rice

  1. Start by washing the rice under cold water to remove excess starch. The easiest way is to use a rice washing bowl. Gently swish the rice around until the water runs clear. Drain well and add the rice to the rice cooker inner pot. If you don’t have a rice washing bowl, use a regular bowl to wash the rice. Drain and repeat until the water is clear and add the rice to the inner pot.
  2. Add enough water to reach the brown rice line in the inner pot, or about 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups water.
  3. Close the lid and choose the brown rice function. If you don’t have a brown rice setting, set the timer to 50 minutes. Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice. Press start.
  4. When the cooking is done, wait for 5 minutes before opening the lid.
  5. Use a rice paddle and gently fold the rice a few times (4 or 5 times is good). Don’t stir the rice as this will break the rice grains and give the rice a very sticky texture.
  6. Serve.

Notes

Place the leftover cooked rice in a storage container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. 


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup cooked rice
  • Calories: 218
  • Sugar: 0g
  • Sodium: 9.1mg
  • Fat: 1.6g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0.6g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 45.8g
  • Fiber: 3.5g
  • Protein: 4.5g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
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