Can anyone help me with cooking brown rice?

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My boyfriend is always cooking our brown rice but it always comes out mushy. Any tips? I’m considering getting a rice cooker since my family always gets great results from it.

The way he cooks it is stovetop with a sausepan for 45-50 minutes. He cooks white rice wonderfully but since we are changing to brown rice we are stumped.

Thanks!

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Answer by sugariley
he is cooking it way to long, fllow this

1 part rice, 2 parts water, either some butter or cooking oil

combine in a pot and boil, once boiling reduce to low and cover for 20-22 minutes tops, stir every 5 minutes or so and leave uncovered after cooking for 5 minutes

Answer by art_child2000
alton brown on foodtv had a great show about making brown rice in the oven.

Baked Brown Rice Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005
Show: Good Eats
Episode: Do The Rice Thing

1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain
2 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.

Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

incidentally, i like mine with dried cranberries and almonds, mmm.

Answer by elaeblue
Turn the rice off after 40 minutes and let it sit and steam to finish it off.

Answer by just an anonymous friend
get uncle bens 10 minute brown rice at publix, it is quick and tastes pretty good!

Answer by Adrienne K
Oh hun, he is cooking it too long. Here is what I do:
remember that rice is a 2-1 ratio, start with 2 cups cold water add some salt and then 1 cup of brown rice, when it begins to come to a boil lower heat to lowest and cover tightly, dont peak!!! lol let it cook for 40 minutes and then turn off heat, keep lid on for another 10 minutes 🙂

Answer by shane c
Brown Rice
2 1/2 cups basmati rice
2 tablespoons ghee
1 small onion, chopped
2 cinnamon sticks
8 cloves
8 peppercorns
4 black cardamom pods
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
salt

1. Wash rice and soak in water for around 1/2 an hour Drain and set aside Heat ghee in a vessel and add the onions.
2. Fry till they are translucent and add the whole spices and bay leaves.
3. Fry now till onions are golden brown Now add the cumin and sugar and let the sugar caramalise (be careful not to burn the sugar) Add the drained rice and mix well till the rice is well coated.
4. Then add 5 cups of boiling hot water and salt.
5. Lower heat and cover pan and cook till water is absorbed and rice cooked.

Answer by sanaz
Brown Rice

Brown rice takes a little longer to cook than white rice does—about 45 minutes compared to 15 or 20 minutes for white rice.

To prepare cooked rice, you will need 1 cup (195g) brown rice (short-, medium-, or long-grain), 2 cups (473.16ml) water, 1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt, and 1 tablespoon (14g) butter or olive oil (15ml), if desired.

Rinse the rice well and drain it. Put it in a heavy saucepan with the water, salt, and butter or olive oil, if using. Bring to a boil, stir, reduce the heat to low, and cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid. Cook the rice for 45 minutes, without stirring it or removing the lid. Just before serving, fluff the grains gently with a fork. Makes 3 cups (710ml).

Quick brown rice (which has been partially cooked, then dehydrated) cooks in about 15 minutes, and instant brown rice cooks in about 10 minutes.

To reheat rice, add 2 tablespoons (30ml) of liquid for each cup (195g) of cooked rice. Cover and heat on top of the stove or in the oven until heated through (about 5 minutes). In a microwave oven, cover and cook on HIGH about one minute per cup (195g). Fluff with a fork