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How to cook rice in rice-cooker

Name: How to cook rice in rice-cooker
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 500 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g rice; 750 ml water; salt; 1 knob butter

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".

950 K 2× 2.9/5 (283 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

0.60 €

500 g

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 500 g, you will need:

1 400 g rice
2 750 ml water
3 salt
4 1 knob butter (optional)
Total weight: 1,150 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 5 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 1

Tip 400 g rice into a strainer.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 2

Wash rice by under tap for about 30 seconds.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 3

Tip washed rice into rice-cooker.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 4

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.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 6

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.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker : Stage 8

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.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	8 RDI=3 %	80 RDI=8 %	8 RDI=1 %	430 RDI=20 %	1,790 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g	0	6 RDI=1 %	0	40 RDI=2 %	160 RDI: 2 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 0.60 €

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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 17^th 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 5^th 2015 at 21:19 n° 1

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