Easy cook rice..?

joedenise

RainbowsInTheSpray said:

Apintplease said:

Easy cook is just plain rice with most of the starch removed for you so you dont have to go through the rinsing till the water runs clean bit

It has not been pre cooked

Yes, it has.

Sorry @RainbowsInTheSpray but @Apintplease is right.  If it was pre cooked you wouldn't need to boil it for 15 minutes.  The only difference with this rice over others is that it has already been washed and dried so you can just add to the pan.

As others have said you need to cook it, cool it quickly and  then use the cold rice to do egg fried rice.

Pollycat

joedenise said:

Sorry @RainbowsInTheSpray but @Apintplease is right.  If it was pre cooked you wouldn't need to boil it for 15 minutes.  The only difference with this rice over others is that it has already been washed and dried so you can just add to the pan.

As others have said you need to cook it, cool it quickly and  then use the cold rice to do egg fried rice.

So why does:

Pollycat said:

Tesco say on their easy cook brown rice packaging "part cooked and lightly milled to give non-stick grains".

Here it is:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/254877356?selectedUrl=https://digitalcontent.api.tesco.com/v2/media/ghs/04824e88-1499-492f-b4d6-cee21417c2c9/snapshotimagehandler_778700481.jpeg?h=540&w=540

Product Description

• Parboiled long grain rice.

and "part cooked to reduce stickiness..."

Both brown and white rice 'easy cook' Tesco rice say part-cooked or parboiled.

joedenise

Par boiled (or part cooked) is not the same as cooked - it has only been partly cooked so it needs cooking to finish cooking it.  Egg fried rice is made using cold cooked rice not partly cooked rice - it doesn't cook long enough when frying to cook the rice completely.

Pollycat

joedenise said:

Par boiled (or part cooked) is not the same as cooked - it has only been partly cooked so it needs cooking to finish cooking it.  Egg fried rice is made using cold cooked rice not partly cooked rice - it doesn't cook long enough when frying to cook the rice completely.

but you did say...

joedenise said:

Sorry @RainbowsInTheSpray but @Apintplease is right.  If it was pre cooked you wouldn't need to boil it for 15 minutes.  The only difference with this rice over others is that it has already been washed and dried so you can just add to the pan.

As others have said you need to cook it, cool it quickly and  then use the cold rice to do egg fried rice.

The other difference between the product the OP is talking about (easy cook) and normal long grain rice (which I assume you are talking about) is that it has been parboiled or part cooked (whatever term you want to use).

Not just washed and dried.

joedenise

OK, you're right it not just been washed and dried, it's been washed and par boiled but it definitely isn't cooked.

Pollycat

joedenise said:

OK, you're right it not just been washed and dried, it's been washed and par boiled but it definitely isn't cooked.

I don't believe I ever said it was cooked.

I just quoted what Tesco said.

There was some initial confusion about whether the OP meant the cook-in-the=bag Uncle Ben type rice but that was cleared up by the 5th post.

I guess the OP has a different interpretation about what 'pre-cooked' means to how some other posters see it.

JIL

You can buy Basmati and Long Grain rice in an “easy cook” pack, also known as “parboiled”. ... The rice grains are soaked in hot water for several hours and then steamed. It is for this reason that the rice is also called parboiled rice. This process gelatinises the starch, making the grain firmer and more durable. From the internet.

What was the ops question again? Oh yes, can it be used for fried rice. I think the answer is yes.  Cook it as per instructions on the pack, cool it quickly and then make the fried rice.

I use the microwave packs, long grain white rice about 32p a pack from aldi.
I make an omelette using stirfry oil, chop it up and put it to one side, then I gently stirfry the packet of rice after giving it a good bashing to seperate the greens, I add in cooked peas, chopped spring onion and season it with light soy sauce and a drizzle of sesame sauce. Then I stir in the chopped omelette. Very quick, very simple and it suits us.

RainbowsInTheSpray

Sheesh. 
I blame the teachers, myself...

Apintplease

RainbowsInTheSpray said:

Sheesh. 
I blame the teachers, myself...

How rude when people have gone to the bother of helping you

Unless you meant your own teachers? Who obviously never have you the skil of making yourself clear enough that a search engine would have answered the question for you

Pollycat

Sheesh.

I don't even understand the OP's latest comment....