Basic Brown Rice

Name: Basic Brown Rice
Yield: Serves 4 (Makes 3 cups)
Ingredients: 6 cups, water; 1 cup, brown rice; 2 teaspoons, olive oil or butter; 1 teaspoon, table salt

Side Dishes
Rice
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1994

It takes a rice steamer, or a combination of boiling and steaming, to make brown rice with the best flavor and texture.

SERVES 4 (Makes 3 cups)

TIME 50 minutes

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