Brown Rice Recipes

[Lexis]

I love brown rice, but I am running out of ideas on how to cook it as the main meal. Anys ideas/inputs would be great. Thanks!

[lonewolf]

I love brown rice, but I am running out of ideas on how to cook it as the main meal. Anys ideas/inputs would be great. Thanks!

I really need to start measuring my ingredients, so I can share recipes more easily. There is a Middle Eastern/Russian/Ukrainian dish called "Plov" or "Ploff" or basically "Pilaf". If you can cook by feel and understand my directions, here's what I do.

Plov (This is how much I make for our family of 6)

2 C raw brown rice - cook in salted water or chicken broth (I'm assuming you know how to do this part)

Allow rice to cool slightly

1-1/2 - 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breast, cut into bite-sized pieces (or can use beef)

1 large onion, chopped (more if you really like onions)

1/4 C Olive oil

A LOT of garlic, minced (I use several cloves)

A LOT, about half a pound or more, finely grated carrots

Salt, to taste

Brown chicken, onion and garlic together in olive oil, cook until onion gets soft. Add carrots - it should look like a crazy amount of carrots. Cook until carrots are soft, add salt to taste, then stir in the rice. Cook just a minute or two more until the rice is hot.

The carrots give it a sweet taste and it's really yummy.

[Mango04]

I do one cup brown rice, one cup dry lentils and four cups water (all in one pot). When it's done I add olive oil, balsamic and sea salt. It's good with veggies too.

[TinkerbellSwt]

Sorry this took me so long to reply... you can look at this website... I know some of the recipes there have gluten in them.. but a lot dont... www.riceland.com. Hope this helps!

[BRUMI1968]

First, a sidenote about brown rice. If you add a bit of seaweed (kombu or dulse) to the cooking water, it will help break down the structure of the rice to make it easier to digest.

One way I like all rice.

Cook rice as normal.

In a pan, sautee some leek or shallot - olive oil or butter if you do butter

Finely chop some cilantro and if you like, mint, but not too much mint

Then, in a bowl, add the rice, the sauteed shallot/leek, and the chopped cilantroy - and then squeeze a lemon on.

Salt/Pepper...or for Mexican flavor, add cumin powder and chili powder if you like.

It's pretty good. Sometimes you have to add a bit more oil, depending on how generous you were while sauteeing your leeks/shallots.

This is especially good with basmati/jasmin types of rice, but I've also done it with sweet brown and long grain brown.