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Post by Magnus B. on May 29, 2018 14:08:43 GMT -8
I am working on a burrito recipe for backpacking. I have found some dehydrated refried beans, but I need some good rice. Is there a brand of instant rice that folks prefer to use, or that would be best for this application?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 14:58:54 GMT -8
I use Minute rice for those times of needing rice for an out there meal. I boil/add a bit more water than called for. I pour the boiled water into the rice in a freezer bag and let stand.
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Post by ecocentric on May 29, 2018 16:18:46 GMT -8
Uncle Ben's makes brown rice that cooks in five minutes and also has pouches of already cooked rice. Neither are good for long hikes, but for two or three nights on the trail have a lot more flavor than Minute Rice which has been part of my trail menu for decades.
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Post by rebeccad on May 30, 2018 18:48:20 GMT -8
I like to cook my own and dehydrate it. I use brown rice, which takes a good 15 minutes of soaking in the freezer bag, but white rice is faster. Jasmine or basmati would be my choice. You can do Uncle Ben's brown rice the same way--that is, in a freezer bag with lots of patience.
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Post by bushmaster on Nov 23, 2021 7:15:19 GMT -8
I'm new to using rice, as my family has always been meat and potatoes. I throw a half cup of minute rice in a cup of cold water, along with a boulion cube, being to boil, and boil about half a minute or so, remove from heat and cover for a couple of minutes. As far as what brand is best, I don't know but will continue watching this thread to hopefully find out as well.
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Post by zeke on Nov 23, 2021 10:44:38 GMT -8
bushmaster, you might want to look into Freezer Bag Cooking, or FBC as it is known in backpacking circles. Instead of putting the food into a pot, we just boil water and add it to the dried food in a freezer ziplock type bag. Then, put the bag into something to keep it warm, like a fleece hat, or a cozy specifically designed for qt. zips. Wait 10 minutes or so, and enjoy your hot meal. Rice and a pouched meat like tuna or chicken, along with a sauce of some sort, makes for a delicious meal. OK, maybe not a Michelin 5 star meal, but serviceable. If you choose to not go with Ziplock Freezer bags, and the freezer part is important, be sure to try adding boiling water to whatever bags you buy, while at home in your kitchen. I highly recommend using your sink. Some bags are more prone to bursting at the seam from the hot water, and you'll not want to discover this while your dinner is in one in the backcountry.
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Post by Coolkat on Nov 23, 2021 11:29:57 GMT -8
I've recently moved to the freezer bag thing. Life is just so much easier. No wasting on water on clean up. Not a big concern I guess if you're camped near water but I often find myself camped between water sources so I'd say that about 50% of my camps are not near water.
As a side note, I remember before I actually started into backpacking I was reading about and I remember reading an article where it talked about people drinking down the water that they used to clean their pots and that just grossed me out at the time. Fast forward a few years into actual backpacking experience I remember sitting down and washing out my pot and looking at the water I was using to clean my pot with and I thought to myself, "what a waste" so I swished my finger around on the sides of the pot a few more times and gulped it down. However, now I've moved to FBC I don't to act so cave-man-like.
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