The GüdDish Black Rice

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Black Rice. The GüdDish.

Serves 4 · 10–15 min prep · 45–60 min total · 3 steps

Ingredients

Ingredients for Black Rice
  • 1 1/2 cups black rice (forbidden rice)
  • 2 3/4 cups water
  • 1 tbs unsalted butter
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt

What the best recipes taught us

  • Rinse until the water runs almost clear. If you skip the rinse, the pot will be gummy.
  • Rest covered 10 minutes after the heat is off. If you fluff it right away, the grains will be wet.

Method

  1. 1
    Black rice rinsing in a metal strainer until the water runs purple
    11/2cblack rice

    Rinse the black rice in cool water until the water runs almost clear. Drain.

  2. 2
    Black rice stirring in melted butter in a cream enamel saucepan
    1tbsunsalted butter
    23/4cwater
    3/4tspkosher salt

    Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the rice and stir 1 minute.

    Add the water and salt. Bring to a boil.

  3. 3
    Cooked black rice in the same cream enamel saucepan with the lid ajar

    Cover, drop to low, and cook 30 to 35 minutes until the grains are tender and the water is gone.

    Rest covered 10 minutes. Fluff.