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Nannynotaproblem's avatar

Gosh that sounds so good and clever.. and you have a Job and a family! Don’t know how you do it..(I hate cooking so much)

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Zoe Deleuil's avatar

In the past I've added softened red onion, spinach and coconut milk to the rice instead of water - good with fish or a vegetarian curry. But there's nothing like steamed rice from a rice cooker....

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Sarah Bee's avatar

Does a rice cooker keep the rice warm for an extended time? For kids arriving back in from school/activities at different times (us most evenings!!)

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Esther's avatar

yes!

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Jane's avatar

Sounds good. Would it work if you put in some green veg like asparagus and then put marinaded salmon on top? You'd get a one-pot dish.

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Frances's avatar

Only thing is the asparagus might turn that unsavoury shade of olive if you put it in too early?

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Esther's avatar

don't see why not

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Kim O’Higgins's avatar

Sounds delicious. Where did you get the recipe from?

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Esther's avatar

it's my own invention - put don't let that put you off! this is an adaptation of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's Aromatic Pork and Noodles recipe - I took the soy, mirin, sugar, vinegar marinade, added ginger and garlic and used it on the chicken

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Busy day dinners…'s avatar

This sounds absolutely delicious! I wonder if it would work in a slow cooker??

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Frances's avatar

I think it would as a rice cooker is basically a slow cooker

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Frances's avatar

I think I could try this in a cast iron in the bottom oven of my Everhot?? Do you happen to know roughly what temperature a rice cooker cooks at?

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Alex L's avatar

Yep - 100C. It keeps it at boiling point until the water is absorbed, and then switches off with a kettle-like switch. This enthusiastic fellow explains it quite well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTNhvDGbYI

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Esther's avatar

google says 100C?

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