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RecipesJames’s home kitchenFebruary 15, 2014

Perfect Oven Baked Brown Rice

Many recipes for brown rice can require special equipment (like a rice cooker) or time consuming stovetop methods that are not always foolproof. This recipe for baked brown rice is perfect every time and eliminates the risk of poorly cooked rice. While whit…

Perfect brown rice

What you'll need

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups long-grain brown rice, medium-grain brown rice, or short-grain brown rice ( I use Lundberg Family Farms brand)
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or olive oil
  • ¾ teaspoons kosher salt

The method

Directions

  1. 01

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees and set oven rack to middle position. Spread rice in 8-inch-square glass baking dish, or ceramic baking dish with tightly fitting lid.

  2. 02

    Bring water and butter or oil to boil, covered, in medium saucepan over high heat; once boiling, immediately stir in salt and pour water over rice. Cover baking dish tightly with doubled layer of foil (or lid). Bake rice 1 hour, until tender.

  3. 03

    Remove baking dish from oven and uncover. Fluff rice with dinner fork, then cover dish with clean kitchen towel; let rice stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice again and serve.

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