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Sprouted brown rice offers a flavorful alternative to regular rice. We provide easy directions for cooking it in three different ways: Instant Pot, rice cooker, or the traditional stovetop method. Whichever method you choose, it makes a great side dish for any meal.
What is sprouted brown rice?
Sprouted brown rice is also referred to as germinated brown rice. The rice grains have literally been allowed to germinate. As soon as they start to germinate, they are dried so that they don’t continue growing into full-fledged plants.
Because the rice has started to germinate, some of the starches are broken down, giving it a softer texture and a slightly nutty flavor.
The flavor in sprouted brown rice is just plain yummier. It is sweeter and nuttier than regular brown rice. Sprouting makes the best darn rice ever! You have to try it.
How to use sprouted brown rice:
Use sprouted brown rice in any recipe you would normally use rice. Here are some suggestions.
- Do you want to up your game for pork fried rice? Just replace the regular rice in the recipe for this sprouted brown rice. Use our sauce for fried rice and some leftover pork chops for a quick meal.
- You could eat it plain as a side dish or you could make a delicious sprouted brown rice pilaf.
- You can also combine it with other grains like quinoa and make a bowl of sprouted brown rice and quinoa stuffing.
- It is even good as a hot breakfast cereal.
This sprouted brown rice is just the beginning of a plethora of rice entrees.
Whether you cook it in an instant pot, on the stove top, or in a rice cooker, it is an incredible side dish that takes just under half an hour to create.
How to cook sprouted brown rice
When you buy sprouted brown rice you will see package directions for cooking it either on the stovetop or in a rice cooker. However, you will not find directions for how to cook it in a pressure cooker. If you love using your pressure cooker for all things edible, we have directions for you right below so you can cook sprouted brown rice in an instant pot.
In case you find sprouted brown rice in the bulk bin or if you’re like me and store your grains in airtight food containers, you may not have the package directions. If that is the case, we want to give you standard directions for cooking germinated brown rice on the stovetop or in a rice cooker as well.
How to cook sprouted brown rice in an instant pot
Add the rice, liquid, and salt to the pressure cooker then seal the lid and the steam release valve. Set the timer and let the pressure cooker do its thing.
When the cooking is complete, let the pressure cooker do a natural release for 10 minutes before manually releasing the rest of the pressure.
Since a pressure cooker has minimal evaporation, it does not take as much liquid. Use a ratio of 1 cup sprouted brown rice to 1- cup liquid when you cook with a pressure cooker.
What about the rice cook mode on the instant pot?
Are you are wondering what that rice mode is for and why we don’t suggest using it for cooking sprouted brown rice? We tried the rice cook mode on the instant pot and it doesn’t cook the germinated rice completely. Use the instant pot rice cook mode for regular ol’ white rice but when you cook this sprouted brown rice, follow our instructions in the recipe card.
How to cook sprouted brown rice in a rice cooker
Put the rice, liquid, and salt in the rice cooker and turn it on. Do not use the measuring lines in the rice cooker or the measuring cup that comes with the cooker. You want to use a ratio of 1-3/4 cups liquid to 1 cup of sprouted brown rice.
We don’t recommend cooking less than 1 cup of sprouted brown rice in your rice cooker. It just doesn’t seem to work as well if you use less rice.
How to cook sprouted brown rice on the stove top
Bring the rice to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer. After 30 minutes, remove from heat and let it sit, covered, for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
I prefer the stovetop for cooking rice, but I appreciate the convenience of the Instant Pot and rice cooker. With those, you can set it and forget it; no need to monitor boiling water or adjust the heat. They’re perfect for multitasking since they keep the rice warm until you’re ready.
Tell us what your preferred method is for cooking rice and let us know how you like this sprouted brown rice.
Where can you get sprouted brown rice?
I have been seeing sprouted brown rice in local grocery stores more frequently. Occasionally I see it in the bulk bins of larger markets. The next most convenient place to purchase sprouted brown rice is on Amazon. We really like the rice from Lundberg Farms.
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- Sprouted Wheat Fresh Cranberry Bars
- Sprouted Spelt Rosemary Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Sprouted Rye Bread
- Sprouted Spelt Rosemary Walnut Bread
- Easy Sourdough Bread
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How to Cook Sprouted Brown Rice
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sprouted brown rice
- 1-½ to 1-¾ cups water or chicken broth, (use less water for the pressure cooker)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot):
- Add the rice, 1-½ cups water (or broth), and salt to the pressure cooker. (Since there is minimal evaporation in a pressure cooker, you do not need as much liquid when you cook with this method so use the smaller quantity)
- Lock the lid and set the steam release valve to sealing.
- Cook on manual for 16 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
- Fluff with a fork and serve.
Stovetop Instructions:
- Combine rice, 1-¾ cups water (or broth), and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cover. Cook for 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let the rice sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and serve.
Rice Cooker Instructions:
- Place rice, 1-¾ cups water (or broth), and salt in the rice cooker.
- Start the cooker and let it cook until finished.
- Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
Notes
- Instant Pot: Because there is minimal evaporation in a pressure cooker, use less liquid when cooking with the Instant Pot. A 1:1 ratio of germinated brown rice to liquid works best.
- For the Rice Cooker: Rice cookers vary from brand to brand. Many rice cookers just have an on/off button that works well for sprouted brown rice. If you have a cooker with different settings then use the setting for brown rice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I saw you use basmati sprouted rice. I have Koshihikara short grain. Do you have any suggestions for how long to cook? Am I still using the same liquid. The back of the bag suggest 1 cup rice to 1 1/2 liquid for stove top direction.
I haven’t tested with Koshihikara short grain rice.
What would be the cooking time in the instant pot if you doubled the recipe to 2 cups rice/water? Thanks
It will be the same cooking time for the Instant Pot if you double the recipe.
Can you bake it in the oven? There are oven-baked casserole dishes that call for brown rice – I’d like to use sprouted rice, but I don’t know if I need to adjust the liquid and/or the baking time…Help!
Yes you can, however, I have not tried it yet. I would suggest starting with the same ratio as the stove top method of 1-3/4 cups liquid to 1 cup of rice. I’m not sure about the timing but I imagine it would take at least 40 to 45 minutes.
Hi there! What’s the best rice setting for this rice (Whole Grain Sprouted Brown Rice – GABA Rice – Premium Koshihikari) ? I have a zojirushi rice maker and I have all the settings possible for cooking this rice but I don’t know what to use. You didn’t mention about any rice setting….This is already gaba rice so I don’t think I have to use the setting GABA to make it GABA. Does it make sense? Someone told me to use brown rice water level and the White rice setting for cooking. I read so many different comments on internet about it and now I am even more confused than before.
Thank you in advance!
If you have a brown rice setting on your rice cooker, use that. If you don’t have a brown rice setting, use the brown rice water level and turn the cooker on (or use 1-3/4 cups of liquid per cup of rice). If you only have a white rice setting then that will work but some cookers only have an on/off switch. The cooker will know when the water gets boiled away so as long as you add the correct amount of water, it will cook for the appropriate time.
My Instant Pot Lux 6qt would not come to pressure when I followed the recipe as written. I added an additional half cup of water and it did come to pressure, and the rice was perfect.
That’s interesting Lisa, thanks for the comment. There is definitely enough water in this recipe for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure. However, if you had the pot on saute mode prior to closing the lid then some of the water could have evaporated. Other likely reasons that will prevent the pot from building up pressure could be that the venting valve was bumped open or the seal was not set securely in place. Even having a little bit of food on the seal will prevent the pressure from building up.