How to Cook Brown Rice
How to cook brown rice to fluffy, flavorful perfection! Three easy tips and instructions for cooking it on the stove and in a rice cooker.
Servings: 4
Calories: 171kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups stock or water
Instructions
Stove
- Add rice to a 4 quart pot and cover with a couple inches of water. Swirl and carefully discard liquid. Repeat 2-3 times until liquid becomes clear.
- To the rinsed rice, add vinegar, salt and either stock or water (stock for more flavor!).
- Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat, then simmer for 40 minutes.
- Remove pot from the heat and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
Rice Cooker
- Add rice to the insert of a rice cooker. Cover with a couple of inches of water. Swirl and carefully discard liquid. Repeat 2-3 times until liquid becomes clear.
- To the rinsed rice, add vinegar, salt and either stock or water (stock for more flavor!).
- Select the 'brown rice' option of your rice cooker. Rice is ready when your rice cooker beeps.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25of the batch | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.7mg