How to cook rice in rice-cooker


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".
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
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For 500 g, you will need:
  • 1 rice 400 g rice
  • 2 water 750 ml water
  • 3 salt salt
  • 4 butter 1 knob butter (optional)
  • Total weight: 1,150 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 5 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 20 min.
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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
How to cook rice in rice-cooker : 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
How to cook rice in rice-cooker : 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
How to cook rice in rice-cooker : 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 recipe8 RDI=3 %80 RDI=8 %8 RDI=1 %430 RDI=20 %1,790 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g06 RDI=1 %040 RDI=2 %160 RDI: 2 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
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 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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