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[SirQuiamus]

The latest comic is absolutely heretical, though. (Shame on you, Randall! >:|)



^{Mmmm, this is such a positive experience! I feel no social pressure to enjoy it at all!}


I never drink beer in company! Your argument is invalid!!

[Bauglir]

This xkcd best sums up my response to the latest xkcd.

[MaximumZero]

I appreciate everyone like that.

[Eldin00]

Today's dinner:

Braised cabbage with kielbasa.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Frumple]

Breakfast riiiiiice. Sorta'. Cup of white rice, bit of beef bullion, two eggs, bit of cheese, part of the beef from stirfry someone else was making, bit of black pepper. It's been a while since I've done egg'd rice, and my breakfast rice usually uses bacon (and sometimes mac & cheese) instead of beef, but whatev'. It was delicious ;_;

I just want to state for the record adding eggs to rice is amazingly good for how little effort it is. You beat the eggs into that fine, omelet-cooking-like slurry, and then the last three or four minutes of the rice cooking you just stir the stuff in. Eggs get cooked and mixed with the rice to more or less perfection. It's wonderful, and basically zero effort.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Spoiler: This is a masterful chicken noodles created by Bumblebee (click to show/hide)

The ingredients are finely-minced chicken, finely-minced rice noodles, exceptionally-minced carrot, exceptionally-minced onion, masterfully-minced cabbage, finely-minced teriyaki sauce, exceptionally-minced ginger paste, finely-minced black pepper, well-minced bell pepper, exceptionally-minced coriander seeds, well-minced turmeric, exceptionally-minced cane sugar, well-minced table salt, and well-minced unidentified powder we found in the cupboard.

[Sheb]

Oh, you had a meal together? Neat!

[penguinofhonor]

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[Jopax]

Breakfast riiiiiice. Sorta'. Cup of white rice, bit of beef bullion, two eggs, bit of cheese, part of the beef from stirfry someone else was making, bit of black pepper. It's been a while since I've done egg'd rice, and my breakfast rice usually uses bacon (and sometimes mac & cheese) instead of beef, but whatev'. It was delicious ;_;

I just want to state for the record adding eggs to rice is amazingly good for how little effort it is. You beat the eggs into that fine, omelet-cooking-like slurry, and then the last three or four minutes of the rice cooking you just stir the stuff in. Eggs get cooked and mixed with the rice to more or less perfection. It's wonderful, and basically zero effort.

What do you do with the excess water?
Like, every time I've cooked rice I've had to use extra water so the stuff doesn't burn, then drain it before using it for anything further because I hate watery rice, it's just awful texture wise. Which is kinda odd since I just love the sticky slightly gooey rice, I think it's because it's every so slightly thicker in consistency.

[nenjin]

Try double boiling it. Prevents the water from boiling off and the rice burning to the bottom of the pan, so you can use less water and get a better steam.

<3 my double boiler so much.

[Eldin00]

unidentified powder we found in the cupboard.

Living life on the edge, I see. Here's hoping you don't identify this powder because of its psychoactive effects.

Or toxicity.

[Bauglir]

What do you do with the excess water?
Like, every time I've cooked rice I've had to use extra water so the stuff doesn't burn, then drain it before using it for anything further because I hate watery rice, it's just awful texture wise. Which is kinda odd since I just love the sticky slightly gooey rice, I think it's because it's every so slightly thicker in consistency.

My strategy of late is to stir constantly toward the end as it gets thick to prevent burning, and then let it sit and cool for about 10-15 minutes. This allows it to soak up more of the water, although so far it tends to leave a thick, sticky coating on the rice, almost like a sauce.

[Tellemurius]

Yall could use a fancy rice cooker to handle these issues

[penguinofhonor]

How do you get these issues in the first place? I usually just measure out enough water that the rice will be done cooking when it's all absorbed (2:1 water:rice ratio for my current jasmine rice), stir it a few times while it's simmering, and then make sure to take it off once the water is absorbed. It doesn't burn unless I forget it and leave the rice cooking without water for a few minutes.

[Frumple]

Uh... yeah, as per PoH. I just follow the directions on the bag, which is almost always a 2:1 ratio on the water:rice, and a varying amount of cooking time depending on the type of rice (white tends to be about 15, brown is like 40-45, other stuff I don't cook enough to recall off the top of my head). Never really have problems with excess water. Definitely stir a time or two during the simmering phase, maybe let it sit a little while after cooking.

I think the time or two I did use a bit too much water I just shoved some instant mashed potatoes into it. Thickens, and I like what it does to the texture. Or cheese, which does the same thing and wonders to the taste. _{or both}

E: The other option is to double down and make soup from it if the water's excessive. Throw in a bowl of ramen or something. Done that before, too.