Black Rice

[beeseejay]

I went looking for wild rice but could not find any. I bought Black Rice instead but there are no cooking instructions on the packet. Advice on how much water,how long cooking time etc please. Also what can I use it for? I used the Wild Rice in a salad dish some years ago and I wanted to do it again. TIA

[boxtops]

I understand you can use it the same as you would as white rice - it's like brown rice, only better.

[Old_Geezer]

Black (and red) seems a more primitive rice variety to me. Still has husks. I'd suspect cooking it for about an hour or so and checking it doesn't need any longer. I think the grains tend not to be so soft anyway, good to mix in with white for visual interest (and texture).

[beeseejay]

Thanks folks. So I will not end up feeding it to the birds. I will use it when the salad days return.