Is it just me?

[taliesin238]

Is it just me or does brown rice take sooooo much longer to cook than any other?

And ive been wanting to buy dried beans instead of tinned but ive always been put off by the fact that you have to soad them over night!! Why is this? Do they really go soggy for the next day and what do you do with them after that???
Cheers !!

[clematis]

Yes brown rice takes longer to cook.....but it is better for you!!.
After you have soaked the beans overnight you cook them till soft.
Tinned ones are easier!!!

C

[Jugglering]

Yes, brown rice (and other whole grains) do take longer to cook than their white (or processed) counterparts. They are also much better for you - precisely because they also take longer to digest !

Get yourself a pressure cooker if you want to use dried beans - they cook in a fraction of the time but yep, you do need to soak (most) of them first. The difference is taste is quite astounding though compared to the canned variety which are usually full of salt and sugar. I do use canned beans occasionally but I really love freshly cooked ones instead, simply for the taste alone.

The soaking overnight (or for a few hours anyway) is simply to rehydrate them, just don't forget to furiously boil beans like red kidney beans for at least 10 mins to destroy the oxalic acid.

You can use cooked beans in all sorts of recipes - anything from chillies to lasagne to stews and casseroles or even to replace meat or simply to make it stretch further. And then there are the pat�s, hummus and dips .....

[clematis]

Tuscan bean soup is delicious..it is made with canneloni beans.It can be soup or a light meal.

C

[Dewi]

Hi Taliesin238

The best way to cook rice (white or brown) is to weigh the amount you want to cook, and then measure it by volume.
Really easy - just pour into a Pyrex measuring jug and shake to settle it down.

Put the rice in a large saucepan
Add salted boiling water to exactly twice the volume of the rice
Bring it back to the boil and then switch off the heat

Stir the rice just once

Place the lid on the saucepan and leave the pan on the switched off stove ring

Leave it for 10-12 minutes for white rice - 20-25 minutes for brown rice.
DO NOT LIFT THE LID FOR ANY REASON UNTIL TIME IS UP.

Result perfect rice

Add a knob of bitter and fluff with a fork

Ready to serve


Cymru am Byth

Dewi

[Dewi]

Or you could add Butter !