Brown rice...help!

[Enthused Meerkat]

I hate brown rice...but it's healthy...and I don't have any white rice at the moment anyhow.

What can I add to it that will make it taste better? I already intend on adding beef bouillon to it...but is there anything else? Any spices you would recommend?

Also, is there a way to make the consistency softer? It's so much tougher than white rice when I make it.

[missinghim]

What brand are you using? I've found the Minute brand of brown rice to be the best.

And I'd say add butter, but that defeats the purpose.

[MrsHooah916]

I always add a touch of lemon juice, garlic, and some black pepper.

[Enthused Meerkat]

What brand are you using? I've found the Minute brand of brown rice to be the best.

And I'd say add butter, but that defeats the purpose.

I tried butter...wanted to gag!

I typically put butter and natures seasoning on white rice...so I made it like that...I couldn't get past two bites.

[kaaau]

You can add Mrs Dash. You can also add more liquid and cook it longer to get a softer consistency. I like it with vegetables in it. If I don't want to chop them myself I just get the frozen mixed vegetables and cook those.

You can get the Instant brown rice but you will be losing the fiber that has all the nutrients that the regular brown rice has which makes it not much better for you than white rice.

[Lynn]

I find that myself and my family likes it best when I substitute about a tablespoon of malt vinegar for a tablespoon of the water when cooking. I have no idea what it does, but I think it taste better.

[princessgwynn]

You can add Mrs Dash. You can also add more liquid and cook it longer to get a softer consistency. I like it with vegetables in it. If I don't want to chop them myself I just get the frozen mixed vegetables and cook those.

You can get the Instant brown rice but you will be losing the fiber that has all the nutrients that the regular brown rice has which makes it not much better for you than white rice.

When I first made the switch I would always put a little grated parmesan cheese on it. Now I love it just by itself

[rayfinkle]

Maybe a little soy sauce?

[sparkles]

If you want to eat brown rice instead of white rice all the time you could start out with half white half brown rice until you get used to the texture and taste difference...

In the summer i make a salad with brown rice, feta, golden raisins, chopped fresh spinach, maybe a little rwd onion if i have it or red pepper and maybe chickpeas with a little lemon juice and evoo its super filling but not in a i feel gross kind of way if that makes any sense.

[MonkeyMama]

brown rice takes twice the amount of time to cook then white rice, so try put more water to get the same consistency. When I make brown rice I just add chopped garlic and some salt before I cook the rice (I fry the garlic and salt on the butter or olive oil)