What is good to steam rice with?

When steaming rice, if it is just rice, some people may feel it is monotonous and the taste may be poor. At this time, you can steam the rice with other ingredients. This way the taste will be better and the nutritional value will be higher. For example, you can add some coarse grains when steaming rice, such as red beans, peas, etc. You can also make black fungus rice, taro rice, pumpkin rice, which are all good choices.

What is good to steam rice with?

As long as some whole grains or vegetables are mixed into rice, its nutritional value will increase many times.

Black Fungus Rice:

First boil the rice until it is soft, then add black fungus and cook it into rice or porridge. Black fungus is a gelatinous edible and medicinal fungus with high nutritional value. It is rich in iron and high in lysine and leucine. It can reduce blood viscosity and has a significant preventive effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Taro Rice:

Taro has a soft texture and is easy to digest. It is suitable for people with gastrointestinal diseases, tuberculosis, as well as the elderly and children. When you are constipated or have redness and swelling on your body in summer, eating some taro rice can especially help with laxative and detoxification. However, taro contains a lot of starch, and eating too much can cause bloating, so you should be careful to eat it in moderation.

Pumpkin Rice:

The carotene content of pumpkin is the highest among all melons. The pectin in it can increase the viscosity of rice and slow down the absorption of sugars. Mannitol has a laxative effect, which can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to the human body and prevent the occurrence of colon cancer.

How to steam rice to make it delicious

There are two ways to steam rice: one is to stew the rice. Put the washed rice in the rice cooker and add water to cover the rice, about 2 cm higher (blowing on the water with medium force can make the rice appear), turn on the cooking switch, and it will automatically switch to keep warm when cooked. With this method, the rice becomes sticky and has a strong aroma. The second method is to scoop up the rice, cook it until it is 80% to 90% done, and then steam it in a steamer. It is not as delicious as stewed rice, but some people like to eat it this way, especially it is good for diabetics (some sugar and nutrients are lost with the rice soup).

To make delicious rice, choosing rice is the key. When we choose rice, we don’t pay attention to the brand and origin. I have been to a rice processing factory. There are only one or two kinds of rice and dozens of kinds of packaging bags. If you buy in bulk, you can package it any way you want! Therefore, whether you go to a supermarket or a market, you just need to look at the quality of the rice: 1. The grains are full, the texture is hard, and the color is white and transparent; 2. The rice grains are shiny, with a strong aroma and will not go back to normal; 3. The rice yield after steaming is low and the stickiness is better. By choosing according to this standard, you can buy delicious rice.