Best Alton Browns Perfect Rice Recipes

BAKED BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF. Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

BAKED BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

ALTON BROWN'S PERFECT RICE

Steps:

• 1. Set into a medium pan and place butter over high heat.
• 2. Add rice salt and onion to the saucepan and stir constantly. Until the rice begins to brown.
• 3. Add hot water in the pan stir and cover with a lid.
• 4. Decrease the heat to low and cook exactly 20 minutes.
• 5. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes and uncover. Fluff with fork and serve.

PERFECT RICE IN A RUSH

Steps:

• Pour the water into an electric kettle. Place the butter into a medium saucepan and set over high heat. Gently jiggle until the bubbling ceases and the butter just begins to brown. Flip on the electric kettle. Add the rice and salt to the saucepan and stir constantly until the kettle clicks off or the rice begins to brown, whichever comes first. Carefully add the water to the pan, stir and cover with a lid. Decrease the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, let stand for 5 minutes, and uncover. Fluff with a fork and serve.

ALTON BROWN'S BAKED BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Boil the water and add the butter and salt. Stir to dissolve salt and melt butter.
• Place the rice in an 8" casserole dish. Pour the boiling water mixture over the rice and stir.
• Cover with foil and bake on the middle rack for 1 hour.
• Fluff with fork and serve.
• This rice also refrigerates and reheats fairly well, but it's best freshly made.