Perfectly Steamed Brown Rice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 teaspoons butter (or olive oil)
• 1 teaspoon table salt

Recipe

• 1 bring water to boil in a large pot. stir in rice, oil or butter, and salt. simmer briskly, uncovered, until rice is almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• 2 drain rice into a steamer basket that fits inside the pot. fill pot with about 1 inch water and return to heat. place basket of rice in pot; cover and steam until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• 3 scoop rice into a bowl and fluff gently with a fork.
• 4 note: for easy cleaning of steamer, i sprayed it with a cooking spray.