Invented by Yoshitada Minami throughout the Forties, and first launched to the world by Toshiba in 1956, the rice cooker has lengthy been a mainstay in Asian households. Simply add the correct ratio of water to rice, and you may make steaming, aromatic, completely textured rice, each time. thus liberating up your time and a focus for different dishes. It even impressed the creation of the trendy sluggish cooker, which makes use of the identical concept of electrical heating through an insulated container and a heat-trapping pot.
That is not all. regardless of the comparatively easy design, the rice cooker can really prepare dinner extra than simply rice!
flavored rice
Let’s begin with the extra direct ‘variation’ of cooked rice: simply add pre-cooked elements with water and rice, and activate to prepare dinner! Subsequent to fried rice, it is the best strategy to savor plain rice for a satisfying meal. This is an umami Japanese particular with shiitake and dashi mushrooms!
frozen
Put extra water with the rice within the pot and it’ll simmer to a velvety texture just like oatmeal. voila! you simply made congee or rice porridge. basic Asian consolation meals and common breakfast. Filmy and aromatic however impartial in taste by itself, you’ll be able to add nearly any topping you want. Come try the numerous distinctive Asian flavors you’ll be able to get pleasure from.
steam cooking
Steaming is without doubt one of the oldest and healthiest methods to prepare dinner, and you’ll completely do it with a rice cooker, particularly for small dishes like dumplings and yum cha treats. Simply fill the pot a couple of quarter full with water, convey to a boil, place within the steamer basket, and shut the lid. let the rice cooker proceed cooking till it switches to maintain heat, then depart it for an additional 10-20 minutes, and voila!
sizzling pot
Need to have a luxurious sizzling pot occasion at residence, however haven’t got a transportable range or sizzling plate? simple, simply do it together with your rice cooker! fill it with water and your broth elements, and switch it to a simmer. Get pleasure from a heat and scrumptious second with a sizzling pot of Thai suki, easy Malaysian lok-lok, basic Chinese language sizzling pot, flaming Sichuan particular, sizzling and spicy Vietnamese tom yum, Japanese shabu shabu or the beautiful chanko nabe. p>
meat stews
As talked about, the sluggish cooker was impressed by the rice cooker. The key ‘enhancements’ are the warmth setting and timer capabilities, which the latter lacks. nonetheless, you’ll be able to nonetheless make sure slow-cooked dishes within the rice cooker, resembling casseroles. this is a heat and flavorful Japanese pork stew, good for weeknight dinners!
desserts
sure, you’ll be able to even “bake” desserts together with your rice cooker, due to its fundamental precept of trapping warmth in a closed chamber, i.e. your pot, which doubles as a baking sheet. Merely put together and blend all of the elements for the batter, grease the rice cooker with butter, pour within the batter, shut the lid, and activate. Tremendous easy and a lot simpler to scrub up after than your oven! Fulfill your candy tooth with this fruity pancake, or indulge within the fluffy delight of an incredible Japanese cheesecake.
