Cooking Brown Rice In Microwave

Cooking brown rice in microwave. Cooking demonstration mirror.

Cooking Brown Rice In Microwave

brown rice

unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer

Rice with the hulls removed but not milled. Most of the nutrients (thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, iron, calcium, protein and small amounts of fats) have been retained.

Brown rice (or "hulled rice") is unmilled or partly milled rice, a kind of whole, natural grain. It has a mild nutty flavor, is chewier and more nutritious than white rice, and becomes rancid much more quickly. Any rice, including long-grain, short-grain, or sticky rice, may be eaten as brown rice.

Unpolished rice with only the husk of the grain removed

microwave

An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m, shorter than that of a normal radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation. Microwaves are used in radar, in communications, and for heating in microwave ovens and in various industrial processes

cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"

kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

cooking

Food that has been prepared in a particular way

(cook) someone who cooks food

The practice or skill of preparing food

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

The process of preparing food by heating it

(cook) prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

cooking brown rice in microwave

Vegan Lent: Peas with Rice

3 cups cooked brown rice (this is Calrose)
1 can blackeyed peas
1 onion
2 or 3 Tb. oil
1/4 cup TVP (dried soy granules)
1/4 cup soy sauce, or a mixture (I used Dale's Steak Sauce and a bit
of Worcestershire) and some water
1 Tb. nutritional yeast flakes
1 Tb cornstarch
Seasonings (I used sage and marjoram)

Saute the onion in oil, then spread rice over it and continue to heat. Drain peas, reserving liquid, and add them to the pan. To the liquid add soy sauce (or other sauce) and TVP granules.Add enough water to cover and a bit more. Heat in microwave, then allow the granules to soak and soften for a few minutes. Scoop them out with a slotted spoon and stir into the mixture of peas and rice.

Gravy: To the liquid mixture add a spoonful of yeast flakes and a spoonful of cornstarch. If it tastes too intense and salty, add a bit of water. Add seasonings. Then heat, stirring, until thick and bubbly. Drizzle this over the peas and rice in a serving dish.

Trader Joe's = Easy meals for me, a lazy person

I love Trader Joe's. Not because it's hip and cool to shop there, but because when you have a budget and you're not trying to make out with Top Ramen everyday ,Trader Joe's is there to soothe you and give you a relatively nutrirtious meal that you can put in the microwave without killing your Geogre Washingtons (I don't make enough to have Benjamins 🙂

Today I got enough food to last me at least a week and a half all for about $60 bucks(I didn't photograph all of what I bought).

I know there will be some that will say "Amanda stop being a lazy cow and just cook meals for goodness sake" I live in a shoebox studio apartment and have counter space about the size of my foot, believe me cooking at my matchbox of a house is an ordeal and sometimes Cirque du Soleil experience to say the least. I just wanted to demonstrate that despite these hard economic times Trader Joe's still has your back.