HOW TO PRESERVE COOKED RICE
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| jollof rice preserved in the freezer for three weeks and warmed without defrosting. |
HERE IS HOW I PRESERVE COOKED RICE FOR WEEKS ON
For busy people who cannot cook except on weekends, do you know cooked rice can be preserved for as long as you want if left frozen? I stopped freezing cooked rice after trying once, defrosting before warming. The whole thing turned into pudding kind of, too soft and looking like overcooked rice or rice fufu.
This time I tried heating without defrosting first. It turned out great, still fresh and yummy. For me I prefer this to freshly cooked rice sef cos I really enjoyed the texture here.
This jollof rice was served and no one knew it wasn’t cooked at that moment. I haven’t heated my frozen fried rice , palm oil rice and the boiled white rice, I pray they turn out fresh and yummy like the jollof.
Please do not
waste. Don’t throe away your left over cooked rice, if there is no one to give, freeze.
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| Frozen jollof rice brought out of the bag for warming. the heat was turned on as soon as frozen rice is put in the pot. You can microwave. |
TIPS FOR SERVING FROZEN COOKED RICE:
- Freeze rice in bags. This was frozen in a large ziploc bag that I tore popen to get the iced rice out.
- Do not store in plastic containers, you might have to break containers except you warm in a microwave.
- Do not defrost before warming.
- Warm only the quantity you need so you are not tempted to freeze again. Heating then freezing again might not bring the desired outcome
- Leave frozen until needed
- Add a very small quantity of water to bottom of pot before heating to prevent pot burning before rice starts heating. I like burnt jollof rice anyway.
So, that’s how I preserve cooked rice for weeks.
Awesome Tips……
thanks for sharing.
Hnm, na wa! no wastage.com
how can we also preserve cooked semovita pls
Freezer.com
I micro wave my jellof rice and they come out nice always.
This system surely saves one some money!
Nice tip! Thanks dear for sharing, really appreciate this, God bless you. But personally I don't like any food that has crossed over to the next day
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To be candid it's not only saving money but also saving someone from stress atimes.It's a fast food to grab on arrival from hectic day work most especially when preserved in the fridge.
@ alloy hope u will be d one doing d everyday cooking 4 ur future wife and kids. Hate wen men say dis and it's always d lazy ones dat love and know how 2 stress women. Rubbish. Or beta still pay a cook. Alobam.LOL
I pity ur wife.
Thanks Ugo.
Yes o, @ F. T. it also gives us time for other things.
Preserve cooked semovita? ahn ahn na, boiling water won't take up to five minutes sef.
Yes o, LNC, they come out very fresh. I microwave when the rice is packed in plastic containers.
Sure! energy and time too.
wow, wow, wow, wow, @ Alloy dear, please get a chef to help out so your wife doesn't kpeme of stress o. Cooking daily is what our parents used to do na. If she has to work, so, everyday she'll be in the kitchen cooking different meals?
Please send your wife to me for advice and tips when the time comes cos I'll teach her how to add vegetable to old ogbono soup, or add fresh okro to old egusi soup or add melon to old vegetable soup while warming to make them look fresh in your eyes, lolz.
Thank you sister!
Ewooooo, you could have said this without sounding like this na. Some men actually help in the kitchen and sometimes cook meals for their families. Some even boast of having better culinary skills than their wives.
thanks for the tip. good one.
Aunty Eya, she said the plain truth nao. A man saying such will age his wife quickly. Imagine cooking stews everyday-going to the market and afterwards straight to the kitchen. No time to rest and refresh then later at night, he will expect her to "open door" for him to enter.
This tip truly works..I'v tried it before.
Freezer it is o, I cannot come and die of standing for hours cooking everyday. I had some okro soup from the freezer last night. I completely 4got it was there and discovered it while ransacking the freezer. I must say it was so yummy like it wad fresh from the pot.
@Alloy, now dat u av stopped those ur long epistle, all u writes re rubbish. abeg park well jor.
mama T.j