Rice Cooker Meals
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I’ve been messing with the rice cooker and have settled on a quick rice bowl I like very much. Quick, cheap, easy, and uses up leftovers. Hundreds of variations are possible, depending on what’s going sideways in the fridge and what flavor I feel like at the moment, but here are the basics.
Sauté mirepoix in bottom of rice cooker in a tiny amount of olive oil. Add garlic (fresh or powder) and sautee a bit longer. Add leftover bits of cooked meat/fish if I have some and heat through. Add leftover or frozen veg. Add rice/water or stock.
Push button.
That basic recipe makes a rice bowl WAY better than most takeout. No weird additives, either. Always comes out perfectly.
I’ve been playing with Asian/Mexican/Middle Eastern versions. If anyone has suggestions I’d love to try them!
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@Steve-Miller are you sautéeing in the rice cooker, or inner pot on the stove? It has never occurred to me that you can turn it on with the lid open!
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In the rice cooker pot in the rice cooker.
It doesn’t get hot enough to sear but it’s perfect for sweating vegetables.
