Cooking brown rice

[Shadarley]

I am cooking brown rice in the bottom of the jug for a rice pie.  Guess it starts off like cooking a risotto.  But I am finding it is taking a very long time to cook and it is still hard in the middle.  I also found this when I tried aborio rice when cooking a risotto.

Any tips on this?

Thanks

Chris

[Frozzie]

cant comment on the brown rice but i know the aborio rice should be partially clear during the sauteeing stage usually with onion or other at the beginning and before adding the stock etc into the dish and sometimes you just need to extend cooking times until its cooked to your liking....different air temps create different cooking times so its best to check as you go..maybe quirky jo can comment on the brown rice as think its one of her staples.

[Cuilidh]

Funnily enough I was thinking about cooking brown rice just the other day as I always seem to be using white rice, which is lovely, but I am missing the brown.  My guess is that you cook it for the same length of time as you would if you were cooking it on the stove top - would that be right?  I must do some research.  Either my Rainbow Recipes or Vegetarian books should have an answer - I'm just not near enough to them at the moment to check.

[judydawn]

If the rice is just for the base of a pie Chris, wouldn't it be better to steam it in the basket? The EDC says it takes 30-35 minutes to cook brown rice this way but pre-soaking it overnight will make it quicker to cook and easier to digest.
I've never had a problem with my arborio rice not being cooked in a risotto, the times stated in all recipes I've used ensures it is cooked.

[faffa_70]

It tells you how to cook brown rice in the EDC underneath the rice method. In the basket, well rinsed, varoma for 30-35 mins 

[Shadarley]

I probably should have used the basket - I made the rice salad that way.  It was mostly due to it cooking in the stock with onion and garlic, that I did it that way.  I'm guessing it would still work with those flavours in the bottom of the jug.

[Cuilidh]

Thanks, Kathryn, I knew the answer wasn't far away - I just couldn't get to my recipes books to check this out.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

If you are using speed 4 the flavours will still go through the rice in the basket.  I cook mine for 35 minutes.