4 ms·
Time to share my recipe for dry roasted pressure cooked brown rice. I make this using a stainless steel stovetop pressure cooker. I do not recommend aluminum.
by Stratoscope 4y ago
Time to share my recipe for dry roasted pressure cooked brown rice.
I make this using a stainless steel stovetop pressure cooker. I do not recommend aluminum.
The ingredients are two cups brown rice (long or short grain as you wish), two cups of water or a little less (yes, the rice:water ratio is just 1:1), and half a teaspoon of salt or less. You can scale this up or down easily.
Put the rice in the pressure cooker without the lid. Turn the heat on. You can use high heat for the first minute or two, but then turn it down so the the rice does not burn.
Every minute or so, pick up the pan and swirl the rice around so it heats and browns evenly. It will take about ten minutes to be nicely roasted.
Now here is where this relates to the article and discussion. As the rice browns, a few of the grains will pop just like popcorn. You can leave them in the pan or pick them out for a crunchy snack!
When the rice is nicely browned, add the salt and swirl it in, then slowly pour in the water and give it one more swirl.
Put on the lid and let the pressure come up to high (the second ring on my Perfect pressure cooker). Turn the heat way down at this point to maintain the pressure, and keep an eye on it.
Set a 20 minute timer and release the pressure when it is done. Use a steel spatula to gently mix the rice and scrape the crispy bits off the bottom of the pan.
Enjoy!
- spathi_fwiffo 4y agosounds a bit like a pilaf, but with less water for the final step. What is the final product like? normal rice or something else?
- Stratoscope 4y agoIt comes out a lot like conventionally cooked brown rice, but with more of a toasty flavor from the roasting step.
- More-nitors 4y agohttps://global.11st.co.kr/glb/products/307248392 https://global.11st.co.kr/glb/products/307248392 maybe it's something like this? btw you can put this in ramen
- More-nitors 4y agoedit: this seems to be a better match ('grain popcorn') https://global.11st.co.kr/glb/products/4169934568 https://global.11st.co.kr/glb/products/4169934568
- almog 4y agoWould aluminum not work as well because it conducts heat better than steel so it might burn the rice? Asking because I have an aluminum pressure cooker and I'd like to try it still.
- Stratoscope 4y agoGive it a whirl! I was only recommending against aluminum because I use a steel spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan after cooking, and I would worry that the steel would scratch up the softer aluminum. But you could use a sturdy plastic spatula instead, should work fine.
- almog 4y agoUpdate: I just finished stuffing my belly with half the rice I cooked using your recipe, it came out delicious, thank you for that! The reason why I left the other half outside of my belly is not due capacity limitations of any kind, but rather because I suspect this kind of rice will lend itself really really well to food-dehydration as it's already almost dry (in a good crunchy way!). I do this sometimes with leftovers pasta and rice and later use it as backpacking meals (either by cold soaking or super quick boil).
- rjzzleep 4y agoI mean sure ... but why not just get a rice cooker?
- Stratoscope 4y agoRice cookers are great. But they don't roast the rice. The roasting gives another flavor dimension, just as roasting spices changes their flavor. Each approach has its place.
- OJFord 4y agoI mean sure ... but why not just use the pressure cooker you already have?
- OJFord 4y agoThat's pretty much how I cook white rice normally - just usually add a little oil rather than dry roast to stop it sticking (since I soak it first and certainly don't bother to re-dry it) and only for about a minute before adding the water (1:2). Cook at pressure 2min, leave off heat to continue cooking (but also cool and release lid itself) for another 8m.
- psychphysic 4y agoCompare with traditional pressure cooker rice "Kabul rice". https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231795/afghani-kabli-pulao/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231795/afghani-kabli-pulao...