hi

My SO hates brown rice because it's crunchy. My question is:

Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy? Or is there another
rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?

Thank you so much in advance! MN Susan

>Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?

Sure, cook it longer and with more water. You can try different kinds, a
longer grain might not be as chewy.
Erica

In article >,
> wrote:

> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?

Use more water. I use about 2.5 cups of water to 1 cup rice. If you
have time, soaking the rice for an hour or so before cooking helps too.

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wrote:
> hi
>
> My SO hates brown rice because it's crunchy. My question is:
>
> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?

Cook it with more water.

> Or is there another
> rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?

No. The healthiest rice is unprocessed.

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|> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?
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Brown rice made in a pressure cooker is more tender. But the timing
is different and can take some getting used to..

Naughyde > wrote in message
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> >Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?
>
> Sure, cook it longer and with more water. You can try different kinds, a
> longer grain might not be as chewy.
> Erica

I would have thought a medium or short grain would be starchier with less
'bite,' not?

Dunty Porteous

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-Ralph Wiggum

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>My SO hates brown rice because it's crunchy.

I've never eaten "crunchy" brown rice unless it was fried. I think
you're either overcooking it to the point where it's dry, or not using
enough water to let it steam. Check measurements and time?


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Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy? Or is there another
rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:05:28 GMT, wrote:
I finally gave up altogether on this issue and prepare two
kinds of rice whenever we have rice.
......lovely, flavorful, nutritious, delicious,
pleasantly-textured Brown basmati for me....
... tasteless, blah, boring, non-nutritious, white rice with
the texture of library paste for my husband.
It's a nuisance to cook two kinds of rice, but it's the only
way we can both happily eat rice. Pat

Pat this made me laugh! This sounds exactly like *my* husband and his
idea of what taste good!

writes:

Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?


On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:03:57 GMT, (Keith
Michaels) wrote:
Brown rice made in a pressure cooker is more tender. But the
timing is different and can take some getting used to..


Thanks everyone for you help!! Maybe, I can get my DH to eat
healthier now. Susan

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:03:00 GMT, usual suspect >
wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> My SO hates brown rice because it's crunchy. My question is:
>> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy?
>
>Cook it with more water.
>
>> Or is there another
>> rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?
>
>No. The healthiest rice is unprocessed.

I think wild rice is as healthy. It is unprocessed too. I buy
small packages of Lundberg "Wild Blend" rice and mix it about half and
half with my normal medium grain white rice, (add half again as much
water for the wild rice) and put it into my rice cooker and love what
I get at the end. Far tastier than plain old brown rice.

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wrote in message >. ..
> hi
>
> My SO hates brown rice because it's crunchy. My question is:
>
> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy? Or is there another
> rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?
>
> Thank you so much in advance! MN Susan

Soak 1 cup of brown rice in 2 cups of water for one hour.

Bring it to a boil

Turn the heat down as low

Wait until all of the water is absorbed or steamed away.

Steve

> wrote in message
...
>
> Is there a way to make brown rice not so crunchy? Or is there another
> rice that is equally good for you as brown rice?
>
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:05:28 GMT, wrote:
> I finally gave up altogether on this issue and prepare two
> kinds of rice whenever we have rice.
> ......lovely, flavorful, nutritious, delicious,
> pleasantly-textured Brown basmati for me....
> ... tasteless, blah, boring, non-nutritious, white rice with
> the texture of library paste for my husband.
> It's a nuisance to cook two kinds of rice, but it's the only
> way we can both happily eat rice. Pat
>
> Pat this made me laugh! This sounds exactly like *my* husband and his
> idea of what taste good!

LOL my kids only want white rice, white bread, corn flakes, rice krispies,
etc. I want brown rice, oatmeal, and chewy, rich bread full of grains and
seeds. Each of us think the other is eating boring bland food.