cheaper alternative to uncle bens

pinkcandyflossprincess

hi
i normally use uncle bens long grain when cooking rice and peas as it doesnt go all mushy but its quite expensive, found sainsburys own to be useless..which is a cheaper alternative please

molthedoll

getting a bag of rice and preparing it yourself - you will also avoid any unnecessary nasties that way too

Pssst

I buy tescos own in 500g and 1Kg bags (blue). Its just the same and mega cheap.
A little tip,when youve boiled your rice,sieve it then poor boiling water over it to remove any excess starch and gooeyness HTH

pinkcandyflossprincess

Pssst wrote: »

I buy tescos own in 500g and 1Kg bags (blue). Its just the same and mega cheap.
A little tip,when youve boiled your rice,sieve it then poor boiling water over it to remove any excess starch and gooeyness HTH

hi thanks
i cook it in coconut milk and kidney beans with the juice so you cant rinse it which is the problem really as only found uncle bens stays unsticky(i rinse it first btw)
its stupidly priced though..:rolleyes:

zzzLazyDaisy

Try rinsing it loads and loads in cold water BEFORE cooking, this gets rid of a lot of the starch

eslick

we have found Asdas long grain is tasteless as well, the basmati seems ok

chivers1977

pinkcandyflossprincess wrote: »

hi thanks
i cook it in coconut milk and kidney beans with the juice so you cant rinse it which is the problem really as only found uncle bens stays unsticky(i rinse it first btw)
its stupidly priced though..:rolleyes:

I use Tesco Value longrain for rice and peas and it is lovely!

poet123

Try buying a rice cooker mine was £9.99 from Argos, perfect rice every time, no strirring, no standing over it.

2girlsforme

I always buy 'easy cook' rice, my friend told me that this type doesn't go sticky, and since I have started buying it I have had no problems :T

Gingernutmeg

I didn't like Asda own-brand rice when I tried it, but I do like the Natco brand basmati that you can get in the 'world foods' sections or the big supermarkets, and in ethnic shops. I've found that it cooks really well and doesn't go mushy.

zzzLazyDaisy

I have found the best way to cook rice is to rinse it well in cold water, just cover it with boiling water from the kettle, bring the water back to the boil on the stove, put the lid on the saucepan and take it off the heat. The rice cooks in its own steam and absorbs the water. Provided you don't lift the lid till its done you get perfect rice every time.