On 3/16/2018 10:59 AM, l not -l wrote:
> On 16-Mar-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 3/16/2018 6:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I know. You'll probably say that you don't eat it. I also
>>> know that you
>>> can usually sub it for things you would put white rice in but
>>> for some
>>> things, you'd have to cook it first.
>>>
>> I'd use it for the same things as white rice. Of course you
>> have to
>> cook it first. You're one of the few people I know who seems
>> to want to
>> use uncooked rice in things. You already know brown rice takes
>> longer
>> to cook. If you're going to use it raw the dish (whatever it
>> is) will
>> need to have a LOT of liquid and a very long cooking time.
>>
>> Jill
> +1
> IMO, brown rice is better in pilaf than white rice; adding a nice
> texture and additional flavor.
>
Pilaf would be a good side dish next to steaks. Of course she'd have to
cook it. I wonder what the aversion is to cooking rice?

> If she just has to use uncooked rice in a dish, there are brands
> of "quick cook" brown rice.

Of course she wouldn't use that. Raw brown rice will take forever to
cook in, for example, the stuffed peppers she mentioned. Great way to
ruin the peppers.

> A quick Bing or google search will
> turn up several brands, including some that are organic; but, two
> are Minute brand and Trader Joe's.
>
Already stated, she won't use such things.

Jill