When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
meat/chicken.

We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
only used water and did not experiment adding stock.

Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.

Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?

Please reply here.

"rNormandeau" > wrote in message
om...
> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
> meat/chicken.
>
> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>
> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>
> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>
> Please reply here.

Depends on what you mean by "ruin." It will certainly mask the rice's
delicate nuttiness, but if you like the result that's what matters.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

On 9/16/2004 2:26 PM, rNormandeau wrote:
> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
> meat/chicken.
>
> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>
> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>
> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>
> Please reply here.

That should work just fine, although I usually prepare it with water.
You might want to check out some of the recipes at
http://www.lundberg.com/recipes/recipe_home.html

Here is some general rice info that includes storage info for your rice
stash:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/reci...iceprimer.html

--
jmk in NC

(rNormandeau) wrote in message . com>...
> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
> meat/chicken.
>
> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>
> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>
> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>
> Please reply here.

With 20 pounds, you can experiment and see what you think.

-bwg

rNormandeau wrote:
> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
> meat/chicken.
>
> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>
> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>
> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>
> Please reply here.

Experiment:

basmati w/meat stock
basmati w/chicken stock

Decide which you like and then:

basmati w/water
basmati w/stock you like

Decide which you like, then:

basmati of your choice (stock or water)
basmati w/half and half (water/stock)

Whatever, just have some fun. Its not costing that much to play around.


jim

rNormandeau wrote:
> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
> meat/chicken.
>
> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>
> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>
> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>
> Please reply here.

Experiment:

basmati w/meat stock
basmati w/chicken stock

Decide which you like and then:

basmati w/water
basmati w/stock you like

Decide which you like, then:

basmati of your choice (stock or water)
basmati w/half and half (water/stock)

Whatever, just have some fun. Its not costing that much to play around.


jim

JimLane > wrote in news:1095401529.340084@news-
1.nethere.net:

> rNormandeau wrote:
>> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
>> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
>> meat/chicken.
>>
>> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
>> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>>
>> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
>> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>>
>> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>>
>> Please reply here.
>
> Experiment:
>
> basmati w/meat stock
> basmati w/chicken stock
>
> Decide which you like and then:
>
> basmati w/water
> basmati w/stock you like
>
> Decide which you like, then:
>
> basmati of your choice (stock or water)
> basmati w/half and half (water/stock)
>
> Whatever, just have some fun. Its not costing that much to play around.
>
>
> jim
>

I prefer using a tbsp of the knorr chicken stock in a can to a cup of raw
rice. It has enough salt so just use the powder. It add to the basmati. You
can try some cumin say 1/4 tsp to start. It is good too.

--
Last year's nuts must go.
- Michael Odom

JimLane > wrote in news:1095401529.340084@news-
1.nethere.net:

> rNormandeau wrote:
>> When cooking ordinary white rice, we normally add meat/chicken stock.
>> This stock normally has spices that were used in cooking the
>> meat/chicken.
>>
>> We liked basmati rice that we had bought in a very small quantity. We
>> only used water and did not experiment adding stock.
>>
>> Now we are ready to buy a ten pound bag with an offer of
>> buy one get one free for a total of twenty pounds.
>>
>> Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
>>
>> Please reply here.
>
> Experiment:
>
> basmati w/meat stock
> basmati w/chicken stock
>
> Decide which you like and then:
>
> basmati w/water
> basmati w/stock you like
>
> Decide which you like, then:
>
> basmati of your choice (stock or water)
> basmati w/half and half (water/stock)
>
> Whatever, just have some fun. Its not costing that much to play around.
>
>
> jim
>

I prefer using a tbsp of the knorr chicken stock in a can to a cup of raw
rice. It has enough salt so just use the powder. It add to the basmati. You
can try some cumin say 1/4 tsp to start. It is good too.

--
Last year's nuts must go.
- Michael Odom

Thank you all.

My concern was that if the stock would not work well,
and I could not use the stock,
then I would have to throw away the stock
or give away most the rice.

Thank you all.

My concern was that if the stock would not work well,
and I could not use the stock,
then I would have to throw away the stock
or give away most the rice.

Peter Aitken wrote:

> > Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
> >

I encourage you to try half chicken stock, half water. There are other
things to do to basmati to bring out a wonderful flavour. A single,
lightly crushed (i.e. just split) cardi pod, a couple Tablespoons of
very thinly sliced onions that are then browned in butter until they are
brown threads (add the pan drippings as well), a clove of clove, a drip
of oil or ghee that has had cumin fried in it, leaving the cumin in if
there isn't much.
What are you eating it with?
blacksalt

Peter Aitken wrote:

> > Would adding meat/chicken stock ruin the basmati flavor?
> >

I encourage you to try half chicken stock, half water. There are other
things to do to basmati to bring out a wonderful flavour. A single,
lightly crushed (i.e. just split) cardi pod, a couple Tablespoons of
very thinly sliced onions that are then browned in butter until they are
brown threads (add the pan drippings as well), a clove of clove, a drip
of oil or ghee that has had cumin fried in it, leaving the cumin in if
there isn't much.
What are you eating it with?
blacksalt