Ways to eat brown rice without soya sauce ?

[dash_riprock]

I want to cut out soya sauce from my diet, but i really like having it on brown rice and dont know of other ways i can prepare it so that it will still taste good.

Help please!

[martina92685]

put veggies in it or use Butter Buds.

edit: oh yeah, beans too

[bodydropcris]

red beans and brown rice = complete protien!

[bodydropcris]

oh yea, dont forget the salt!

[Josh86]

There's so many foods that this has potential for and it does as I use it on pretty much everything...and rice is definitely one of them. Also you could try garlic powder(by powder I use the granulated kind tastes better) too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha

Edit: You can find this at most big chain stores like Wal-Mart now...you may pay a little bit more compared to an asian grocery store, if you have on around you i'd buy it there as its usually a good $1 or so cheaper for the big (24 oz?) bottle.

[Mtguy8787]

Ive always liked a bit of toasted sesame oil on it (along with other things from time to time)

[grapemaster]

just eat white rice :/ cheaper, tastier, less bloat and negligible difference.

[Chris_co]

All of the suggestions so far are good. A little trick I've learned is to add this stuff before you cook it. That way it gets into the rice and really flavors it. Adding it after just doesn't taste the same.

I like to just add a ton of lemon pepper before I cook it. I think it tastes great. I've also heard of people using chicken broth (or anything similar) instead of water. That sounds good.

[martina92685]

Yep! Anything that reqires soaking in liquid to cook I do in low sodium veggie broth. Instant flavor. So, rice and beans for me are always flavored like veggie goodness.

[blacksmith77]

ketchup+hot sauce...

[determined4000]

Canned tomatoes, chili powder, ground beef, kidney/black beans, with cheese melted on top

[GreenEyedGinny]

mix it with your whey for rice pudding

[MamaPyratekk]

I completely was in the same boat as you recently. I have never really loved brown rice unless it had soy sauce on it. My grandmother got me this stuff for Christmas called herbamare. Its basically salt with some herbs and other things in it. If you can still use some sodium (which I assume you can if you were using soy sauce lol) then this stuff is great!!! I can't explain why it makes *everything* taste so much better butt it does. When I cooked brown rice yesterday I put a little of it in the water while it was cooking and the rice was great! I just use it in any place I would normally use salt. Its kind of pricey at like 5.50 for 7ish ounces but so worth it. When I use it I can use less salt but still have great flavor.

But I'm keeping an eye on this thread for more ideas

[eriksage]

eggs and salt with melted cheese on top
/thread

[dash_riprock]

Thanks for the replies, going to attempt some of these in the next week or so :P

[kinger235]

I actually put old bay seasoning on mine

[tonutzda2@veriz]

buy chicken bouillions cubes and add a cube of it to give your brown rice(boil in water) a chicken soup brown rice the taste of real chicken soup.you can add strips of chicken to it.sodium is a bit on the high side but who cares when you sweat so much because of exercise.

[Guai]

Cook the rice in beef stock, problem solved.

[Dr. Horse]

Why are you avoiding soy sauce?

[xlb57]

A combo of the two above: Sriracha hot sauce + scrambled (or sunny-side up) eggs...awesome stuff.

[DocHol1day]

great thread! brown rice is a staple of mine but i get bored with it. i knew there was a reason i wondered in here today

[djchrono]

I want to cut out soya sauce from my diet, but i really like having it on brown rice and dont know of other ways i can prepare it so that it will still taste good.

Help please!

If you are cutting out soy sauce because of the sodium, how about just replace it with a low sodium soy sauce?

[dozoxjams]

I'm Asian... so I have no problem eating rice plain at all.
Just chew more before swallow it. It'll taste sweeter~

[XAU]

[Chris_co]

I absolutely love rice pudding. I had never really thought of making my own.

Does anyone have any good recipes (other than just putting rice in yogurt or something)?

I'll look some up and post here if I find one.

EDIT:

* 2 c. cooked rice
* 1/2 c. sugar
* 2 eggs, slightly beaten
* 2 c. milk
* 1/2 tsp. vanilla
* 1/4 c. raisins
* 1/2 tsp. powdered cinnamon

Preparation:
Place rice in bowl, add all ingredients, stir to mix. Pour into greased baking dish or pan. Bake about 25 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Sounds easy enough. Just replace the sugar for splenda if you really want to.

Yum.

[styles]

I make brown rice pudding. It's very easy.

1 cup dry brown rice, 2 1/2 cups of water and a tsp salt; simmered 40 minutes = approx. 3 cups of cooked brown rice

mix 1 cup of eggbeaters (4 eggs) and 3 cups of skim milk in a mixing bowl
then slowly incorporate the rice 1/4 cup at a time to temper the eggs
pour back into sauce pan and add 4 tbsp of splenda and 4 tbsp vanilla extract
simmer while stirring 20 minutes
split into 4ths, pour into bowls and cool. Eat up!

I guess you could add whey, but you don't really need too.

Each serving has about 30 grams of protein and about 120 grams of carbs.

No fat. No sugar. Tastes almost as good as the store bought kind. Add a touch of nutmeg. Honey. Cinnamon is good in it too.

[Simmo0508]

* Mix it up with chopped vegies so you can have it with a stir fry.

* Use chilli powder.

* Low cal salsas.

* Low cal & low sodium chilli sauces.

[Opies]

what's wrong with soya sauce?

[Simmo0508]

what's wrong with soya sauce?

High in sodium.

[Dr. Horse]

High in sodium.

So use less.