The humble rice cooker is every of those reliable home appliances that every a has has, a, they have a lot of rice or not. A mainstay in most Asian homes, it has its own quiet corner in the kitchen, always ready to dish out a quick plate of fluffy rice. A standard rice cooker is configured to boil rice, sense when to reduce it to a simmer, then finally, lower the heat to keep the rice warm, without overcooking it.
It smart and simple way to cook, so why stick to just rice? With a little experimenting and a patience, you can easily trick that little non-stick pot to cook a variety of meals, from one pot dishes to delicious s definitely worth a try if you want to cook your favorite dishes with the least amount of supervision and an easy clean up.
Eggs
The rice cooker may not be the first appliance that comes to mind when you think of making breakfast, but in fact, you can cook a wide variety of breakfast foods in it. It is perfect for boiling a load of eggs at once, especially if it comes with a timer. Portion size will depend depend on the size of your rice bowl, but with fish vegetables and cook on the regular setting for egget of a rice bowl, throw in some frozen or choice. a medium sized cooker, you can easily feed between two to three hungry people.
Porridge / Congee
You can add everything from spices to dried fruits, or even eggs and meat to your evening me with to porridge setting, if not, you & # 39; congee Just add the oats into the cooker to soak overnight and then turn it on in the morning for a quick breakfast.
Legumes
If the cooker has a timer, you can soak the beans and set the timer to start cooking when you want the beans. When it comes to dried beans, assuming its bean soaked If you do not need to keep an eye on the pot once it's a long time ago. its cooking, as long as you put the correct amount of water, it will not burn.
Pot Roasts
Once the cooking cycle ends, the rice cooker will automatically enter into the rice bowl, your choice of meat, spices, condiments and broth / water, then turn warm & # 39; mode; leave it like that for an hour. This will slow cook the meat further so you 'll be left with delicious soft meat that falls off the bone.
Soups
If you are overcook. Without & # 39; s what you & # 39; s what you & # 39; 39; re going for, in which case, go ahead. Just remember, dried ingredients first, followed by fresh vegetables and meat, then frozen vegetables.
Desserts
If you mention a space saver. If you have a craving for cake, cheesecakes or even pancakes, just mix the ingredients in the bowl and switch on the normal cooking cycle. You can also poach fruit, make your own apple apple sauce or whip up an assortment of Delicious puddings.
