[kyemom]

Hey girls...My family's favorite rice is Uncle Ben's Long Grain & wild rice.....How can I make this myself with brown & wild rice....What type of seasonings to I use? Everytime I make brown rice...it has no flavor. I have tried using chicken broth instead of water. Thanks for any help.

Kathy

[Barb0522]

Sorry I can't help since I don't use brown rice but I do use Uncle Ben's Converted rice. I wanted to make sure that you were aware that it was allowed. Just make sure you use the original converted and not any type of instant.

[kyemom]

What is converted rice?

[Ruthxxx]

"Long-grained white rice that has been steam processed prior to being hulled, enabling the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed prior to de-hulling the rice kernel." I Googled it.

[kyemom]

lol...thanks Ruth...so we can have that then?

[Ruthxxx]

Yes! See Page 82 in the GFGC Guide. The rice to be avoided is anything instant. Brown, wild and converted are OK. A half cup cooked is a serving.

[KO]

how long does it take to cook Converted rice?

[Ruthxxx]

Instructions are on the package. Abut 20 minutes I think. Better check the package as it may vary.

[H-ko]

I used to hate brown rice, myself - I thought it tasted like cardboard. After I went through ph1 and started adding grains back, I bought a teenty weenty bag of brown rice to try it - although I was sure I'd hate it. Boy, was I wrong! I think a lot of the problem was that the rice I'd used before was stale. I make it with chicken broth, or (much more often) I make a brown rice pilaf by sauteeing onion and garlic in olive oil, adding the rice and sauteeing until it just starts to cook, then I add chicken broth, cover, and let it cook over low heat for about 50 minutes, then remove from heat and let sit for another 10-15 minutes. It's so yummy!!

[H-ko]

That was one thing I just didn't get. Why is converted rice okay, but jasmine is not? I'd've thought converted was closer to instant than jasmine or other non-instant white rices. Myself, I hate foods that have been tampered with - the more tampering, the more I dislike them.

[kyemom]

H-ko...that rice recipe sounds great...I think I will try it!!
Thanks

[Barb0522]

converted rice has a lower glycemic index than brown rice. I'm not sure how it compares with Jasmine. I cook my converted rice about 20 minutes.

[kyemom]

What do you put in it Barb?

[Barb0522]

Most of the time I just cook the rice in plain water. I do have a jambalaya recipe where I add the uncooked rice to the jambalaya and cook it that way. It tastes just like white rice so you would cook it just like white rice.

[H-ko]

I almost forgot - when I make my pilaf, I use 2 cups broth for every cup of brown rice, and I use long-grain brown rice but it's the same amount of broth for either long- or short-grain brown rice. That seems to work pretty well - the rice comes out tender, neither soggy nor underdone.