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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: Mr Mannn on September 13, 2012, 10:43:50 AM
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Got some uncooked rice yesterday. Time to experiment with rice.
from what I understand one cup of rice will fluff up into 3 cups cooked.
I was at HyVee last night and didn't see any. Are there packets of rice flavors i could use? do I use them in the cooker or afterwards?
do you do anything special with your rice?
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Chicken paste and saffron for paella. Plain white for jambalaya.
My paella is basically an excuse to eat a bunch of meat.
chicken
beef
shrimp
scallops
peas
onions (diced 1/2-inch)
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Simple... Check with spousal unit/significant other/culinary-talented female fiend. :-)
White rice is not only for Jambalaya, but Rice Dressing too... (Hint: Do not fix these dishes in the oooker, but add the rice to the other ingredients in the pot on the stove ...
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Fried rice is quick and easy to make once you have the cooked rice
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Your rice cooker, she should know some recipes. Send her to the store.
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And, she should have come with instructions, that sometimes includes recipes. :-)
I am happy to see you got a rice cooker, and aren't using your microwave to cook it. I will make it in a pretty big batch to use in all different things, like stuffed bell peppers, soups, casseroles, like broccoli-cheese.
I think you need a cook book. :wink:
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I think you need a cook book. :wink:
Hsssssss! (recoils like a vampire to a cross)
I'm just looking for a paper packet of flavor I can mix in. Maybe something simple I can microwave with this.
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Hsssssss! (recoils like a vampire to a cross)
I'm just looking for a paper packet of flavor I can mix in. Maybe something simple I can microwave with this.
Oy. :thatsright: You could steal the flavor packets out of your ramen noodles. :-)
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Hsssssss! (recoils like a vampire to a cross)
I'm just looking for a paper packet of flavor I can mix in. Maybe something simple I can microwave with this.
Purchase some bouillon: Tomato, vegetable, beef, and chicken. Use individually and sparingly to taste.
(Knorr makes cilantro cubes if you are so inclined)
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Purchase some bouillon: Tomato, vegetable, beef, and chicken. Use individually and sparingly to taste.
(Knorr makes cilantro cubes if you are so inclined)
Bouillon is found on a shelf near the broths, which are next to the soups. Just an FYI, Mr. Mann.
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Bouillon is found on a shelf near the broths, which are next to the soups. Just an FYI, Mr. Mann.
You just saved him from digging through the dairy case. :o
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You just saved him from digging through the dairy case. :o
I was actually thinking he might look for it in the spices aisle. :wink:
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I prefer paste. It's a little harder to find but it isn't loaded with salt like some bullions are. Comes in little plastic tubs.
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I prefer paste. It's a little harder to find but it isn't loaded with salt like some bullions are. Comes in little plastic tubs.
With rice the salt is a plus.
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Paste. That is completely new to me. What do you do? take a spoonful and mix it with the finished rice?
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Mix it with the water for the rice. You're just going to make a broth with it.
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I prefer paste. It's a little harder to find but it isn't loaded with salt like some bullions are. Comes in little plastic tubs.
Are you talking about the Knorr products?
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Thanks. Well I'm gonna make plain old boring rice tonight. 1 cup makes 3 cups after cooking.
really dumb question. I mix how many spoonfuls of butter? One? One per cup? Any? None?
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Are you talking about the Knorr products?
I'm not sure who makes them. They're in the same section of the grocery store.
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Hey! I do have shredded cheese. I could mix in some of my freeze dried ground hamburger and cheese, and make a little casserole?
what do ya think?
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Thanks. Well I'm gonna make plain old boring rice tonight. 1 cup makes 3 cups after cooking.
really dumb question. I mix how many spoonfuls of butter? One? One per cup? Any? None?
We only put water and rice in our rice cooker. Anything else is added after to flavor.
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Sounds good.
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Hey! I do have shredded cheese. I could mix in some of my freeze dried ground hamburger and cheese, and make a little casserole?
what do ya think?
I take it we're not going to ever see you on The Food Network's "Chopped"?
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I'm sorry, but every time I see "Have rice cooker. Have rice. What can I do with it?" I think:
"cook rice?"
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OK, I unpacked everything. Read the instructions. Hey, wouldn't ya know - there is a recipe booklet inside, including rice pudding! Pudding is always good.
OK the pudding wants 2 14 oz cans of coconut milk whipped cream. I have NEVER heard of that! Have y'all ever bumped into coconut milk whipped cream?
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Wait, you started a thread about a rice cooker that was still in the box? I would have at least tried it out a couple of times. :lmao:
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Your rice cooker, she should know some recipes. Send her to the store.
If only I was married. Life would be perfect. There would always be someone there to give me foot massages and get between the toes. Gals just live for that.
Oh and they love to say things like, "Can I get you another beer, master?"
Yep. here I am at 54...I mastered boiling water years ago. I can fry eggs. I can mostly break the eggs without breaking the yolk. and now I shall soon master the rice cooker.
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Wait, you started a thread about a rice cooker that was still in the box? I would have at least tried it out a couple of times. :lmao:
I just got this today...I'm getting to it.
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http://www.food.com/cookbook/rice-cooker-recipes-80457
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OK, the rice is cooking. Just a cup. I feel like such a cook now. Wow. If we ever do a get together I'm bring the rice dish. I pushed the cook button and it will auto shut off. Then I have to let it sit for 15 minutes.
I can see why instant rice was invented. But now I am Mannn the great cook....
WAIT! I wonder if I could cook spaghetti in it? this is really versatile.
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OK, the rice is cooking. Just a cup. I feel like such a cook now. Wow. If we ever do a get together I'm bring the rice dish.
LOL.
What kind of rice cooker did you get? There are dozens of models out there. We have a cheap microwave job that my wife really likes to use.
I'm not a big rice fan myself.
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Its a Panasonic. Pretty small unit.
I did not know there is a microwave version. Where is that?!!!
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Its a Panasonic. Pretty small unit.
I did not know there is a microwave version. Where is that?!!!
I think she got it at Walmart. Cheaper and cooks fast.
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It will cook uncooked rice?
I think I missed my calling...this beacons to me.
( wonder if this is the dark side of cooking)
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It will cook uncooked rice?
I think I missed my calling...this beacons to me.
( wonder if this is the dark side of cooking)
Yup... That is exactly what it is used for.
Add water and rice. Microwave for about 20 minutes and done.
She even uses it to make sticky rice for sushi.
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For about $30 you can get a steamer to cook whole meals. Veggies , rice or tatters and meats.
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MANNN has made RICE!
and it came out perfect the first time. I was supposed to soak it for 30 minutes and I deliberately did not do it.
it still came out perfect!
Yeah me.
wow one cup sure makes a lot...
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OK, final report.
I ate some rice. and then smashed it flat like a pancake on the plate. I put ground beef on top and pressed it into the rice. On top of that I added 8 oz of sharp cheddar cheese. nuke.
instant casserole! ate it all. yum.
cooking is a lot easier than I thought.
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MANNN has made RICE!
and it came out perfect the first time. I was supposed to soak it for 30 minutes and I deliberately did not do it.
it still came out perfect!
Yeah me.
wow one cup sure makes a lot...
Next up:
(http://harderslive.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/masterchef-glee.jpg)
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OK, final report.
I ate some rice. and then smashed it flat like a pancake on the plate. I put ground beef on top and pressed it into the rice. On top of that I added 8 oz of sharp cheddar cheese. nuke.
instant casserole! ate it all. yum.
cooking is a lot easier than I thought.
Good on you! :-)
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The good thing is you can use leftover plain rice (refrigerated) for sushi or fried rice the next day. It's pretty easy. Brown some meat and onions in a pan and throw in rice and soy sauce. Scrambled eggs are optional.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY3QygknqNU[/youtube]
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... :naughty:
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My God, I'm surprised your'e still alive, and not skin and bones.
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Mr Mann, what you need is........RENT-A-WIFE! O-)
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Are you talking about the Knorr products?
Our local stores just started to carry this again. The Knorr products are pretty good, I found these to be better.
Better Than Bouilon (http://www.soupsonline.com/m-48-better-than-bouillon.aspx?)
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looks interesting. How do you add the flavor to the rice? Do you just toss it in the cooker with the water or add it after the rice is cooked?
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looks interesting. How do you add the flavor to the rice? Do you just toss it in the cooker with the water or add it after the rice is cooked?
Mix a little base with hot water to dissolve then add it to the rest of the water inside the cooker prior to using the microwave.
You might need to do some tweeking until you perfect the flavor...
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Now we gotta get you to make some Garlic Chicken Goo.
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Our local stores just started to carry this again. The Knorr products are pretty good, I found these to be better.
Better Than Bouilon (http://www.soupsonline.com/m-48-better-than-bouillon.aspx?)
We love that stuff. Been using it for over a year. I like to make a cup of the beef broth and sip it out on the porch during cool weather or when I'm not feeling well.