How to cook rice in rice-cooker
Cooking rice in a specially adapted "rice-cooker" is practical and quick: you don't have to watch it during cooking, it's fast (15 minutes) and the rice-cooker switches automatically to "keep warm".
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:Rice cookerRice cookingChina foodFor 500 g, you will need:
400 g rice
750 ml 
1 knob 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min. | 15 min. | 20 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Tip 400 g rice into a strainer.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Wash rice by under tap for about 30 seconds.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Tip washed rice into rice-cooker.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 750 ml water and salt.
Stage 5
Switch on rice-cooker (the red "cooking" light should be on), and cover.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
After 15 minutes you should hear a "click" and the "keep warn" light will come on.
Stage 7
Your rice is cooked.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Stir with a plastic spoon to prevent rice from sticking, and add a knob of butter if you wish.
Stage 9
If you don't want to serve rice straight away, leave covered but with rice-cooker switched off to prevent rice from drying out.
Remarks
Rice-cooker are usually sold with a measuring jug. If you use it always remember the correct proportion is 1.5 parts water to 1 part rice.
For tastier rice you can use chicken stock instead of water, or add a little chicken or meat cooking juice, or add a chicken stock cube to the water.
For tastier rice you can use chicken stock instead of water, or add a little chicken or meat cooking juice, or add a chicken stock cube to the water.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 428 Kcal or 1,792 Kj | 8 gr | 80 gr | 8 gr |
| 21 % | 3 % | 8 % | 1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 37 Kcal or 155 Kj | 1 gr | 7 gr | 1 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick chicken curry, Special small breads, Couscous, Soup Cornouaillaise, Eggs meurette, ... All |
 | Rice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea risotto "mantecare", Koulibiak in pie dish, Mussels with arroz negro, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Curried prawn risotto, ... All |
 | Salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Crème de foie gras, Gratin Parmentier, Scrambled eggs (Oeufs brouillés), Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, ... All |
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- I was looking at the Korean brand Cuckoo, specifically the CRP-JHVR1009F. Anyone have one of these that could give some critical feeback?Posted by best rice cooker march 17th 2020 at 14:00 (n° 2)
- Nicely explained, I actually made this dish today, it is a universal fact that food cooked in rice cookers tastes delicious. Rice cooker usually saves time in cooking and does retain the nutritive value of food. It is guaranteed method of fast cooking. http://www.mybestcookwarereviews.com/Posted by Jaki april 5th 2015 at 21:19 (n° 1)
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