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How to Cook Brown Rice Perfectly

The document provides an overview of rice, detailing its varieties and cooking methods, particularly the absorption method for brown rice. It includes a recipe for stir-fried rice, outlining the ingredients and step-by-step cooking instructions. Rice is highlighted as a staple food, especially in Asia, with over 90,000 types stored for research.

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How to Cook Brown Rice Perfectly

The document provides an overview of rice, detailing its varieties and cooking methods, particularly the absorption method for brown rice. It includes a recipe for stir-fried rice, outlining the ingredients and step-by-step cooking instructions. Rice is highlighted as a staple food, especially in Asia, with over 90,000 types stored for research.

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Food skills

Rice
Rice grains are seeds from a species of grasses. There are many Did you know
varieties of rice available. They are divided into three basic groups,
Over 90,000 different types
long grain, short grain and medium grain. Long grain rice grains are
of rice and wild species are
separate and fluffy when cooked. These tend to be used in salads
stored at the International
and to accompany curries and stews. Short grain and medium grain
Rice Gene Bank and these
rice has short grains which are soft and moist with grains that stick
are used by researchers all
together when cooked.
over the world.
Within each group there are aromatic (basmati and Jasmine) and
speciality (risotto and pudding rice) rices. Rice is the most widely
eaten staple food, especially in Asia.

How to cook rice using the absorption method


1 2 3 4

Place 1 cup of brown Let it stand for a Drain the rice using Place the rice into
rice into a bowl minute. Then rinse a sieve. a large pot.
and pour over cold under cold running
water. water.

5 6 7 8

Add 1½ cups of cold Mix the rice and Cover the pot with Cook for 13-15
water. water. a lid. Bring water to minutes until the
the boil. Then turn water is below the
the heat down to low. level of the rice.
Turn the heat off
and leave covered
for 10 minutes.

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Stir-fried rice
(serves 4)

Ingredients Method
1 cup dried brown rice
2 cups water 1 2
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 carrots, sliced
1 cup green beans, sliced
2 cups cabbage, chopped
finely
Prepare the rice using the Heat a wok or large frying
2 cloves garlic, crushed method on the front of pan. Add the oil and
4 eggs this card. Set aside. vegetables along with the
3 tablespoons soy sauce, garlic. Stir-fry until nearly
reduced-salt cooked.
2 spring onions, diced
3 4

Lightly beat the eggs. Add Add the rice and heat
the eggs to the vegetables through. Then add the soy
and cook until egg is lightly sauce and spring onions.
scrambled. Mix through. Serve.

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