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Perfect Microwave Rice

Recipe courtesy Kathleen Daelemans

Show: Cooking ThinEpisode: Elementary Eating

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

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Prep
5 min
Inactive Prep
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Cook
25 min
Total:
30 min
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups long grain rice
  • 3 1/2 cups water or stock
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons butter or oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Place all ingredients in a large glass measuring or any microwave safe bowl. Note: the rice expands during cooking, so be sure to choose a container that is large enough. Microwave on high, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Microwave on medium-low, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Do not stir the rice at any time during the cooking process. Season with salt and fluff with a fork just before serving.

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  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Roz Brisbane, QC 11-09-2009

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    Best rice EVER

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This is the best rice recipe I've come across. Comes out perfect every time & no mess. I use olive oil infused with garlic &... use more chicken stock than water.Read more
  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Anonymous 06-28-2008

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    Great recipe

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Risotto rice was cooked to perfection. This is it for me. Add a fried onion to the cooked rice and it's ready to serve.
  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Anonymous 08-29-2007

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    Modify to suit microwave power

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    This is a good outline of how to do it. Ever since I got a new microwave, my rice has been turning out pretty badly. Either... its squishy or too hard. The technique of full power for 10 mins followed by 30% (as a user mentioned) for 4 mins helped me get the rice done right.Read more
  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Erin Gresham, OR 08-09-2007

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    I'll never cook rice any other way.

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I didn't think this would work so well, but I was pleasantly suprised. I do agree that 20 minutes works better than 25. As... far as microwave power, I don't have med-low but used #3 and it did the trick.Read more
  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Carol Chino HIlls, CA 12-05-2006

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    Very Dissappointing

    Rated: 1 stars out of 5
    The dissapointing result was anticipated when I realized my microwave does not have a "medium-low" setting - power levels 1 -... 10 are the only options. For the second round of cooking, on a guess, I used power level 4. After 15 minutes at level 4, the rice was soggy and hard. After another 2 minutes, the top layer was crispy and 50% of the rice was still hard. I gave up and emptied the bowl into the trash.Read more
  • recipe Perfect Microwave Rice
    Anonymous 11-15-2006

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    To much time in the microwave

    Rated: 2 stars out of 5
    I like the idea of microwaving rice however I think this recipe says to microwave it too long. When I first tried this... recipe the rice came out very dry. I think perhaps 15-20 minutes total versus 25 would be better. It probably depends on the wattage of each individual microwave. I will definitely try it again with just 20 minutes next time.Read more
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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis
per serving
 
Calories
175
 
Fat
1 g
 
Saturated Fat
0.5 g
 
Carbohydrates
37 g
 
Fiber
0.6 g
 
Protein
3 g