Rice.....that tastes good? Seasoning? What's your recipe?

[Spokeonawheel]

Cleaning up the diet after this covid mess. I got lazy and had been eating trash.

Anyways, I've always avoided rice as a carb source. It's pretty bland and boring. A bodybuilding diet doesnt always equate to the most satisfying experience flavor wise. And I'm cool with that. I'm eating for a purpose, but I'm not afraid to spend plenty of time in the kitchen.

Been eating sweet potatoes, red skin potatoes, other veg and the occasional bread, very rarely some pastas for carbs. So any suggestions for other good carb sources or any tricks anyone has for adding some flavor to rice would be greatly appreciated.

Currently cutting on 2700 cals. Macros are at 45% protein 35% carb 20% fats. Sitting at about 230 pounds looking to diet down to around 210 to 215 probably. Cutting down to around 10% BF.

Thanks.

I'm no expert at cutting weight, any suggestions are welcome.

 

[Avies48]

I make it with flavored broth and or add some sort of seasoning while its in the instapot... Yummy errytime

 

[MindlessWork]

Brown rice with Kickin' Chicken spice hits the spot.

 

[Demondosage]

A few tablespoons of unsweetened apple sauce stirred in, you'll slam a cup of rice in abt 20 seconds. Secret of the pros!!

 

[RunTrenFckTens]

I eat basmati with cayenne spice as it has a decent glycemic index rating.

 

[CrispyRockClimber]

White jasmine Rice cooked in chicken broth or chicken stock, ghee Or butter, and a large pinch of salt. I like to smoother it in coconut amino garlic sauce at only 10cal per servings and that shit goes down like water.

 

[Mac11wildcat]

Big secret to rice is cooking it correctly.

After that, I’ve been mixing my meat in with my rice and stir frying it with soy sauce. Supremely edible.

 

[MindlessWork]

Big secret to rice is cooking it correctly.

After that, I’ve been mixing my meat in with my rice and stir frying it with soy sauce. Supremely edible.

Baked stuffed peppers with turkey and rice stuffing is great too.

 

[Spokeonawheel]

Thanks for replies everyone. Will give some of these a shot next prep day.

Right now just psyched for gyms here to be opening up again soon. Been doing some different stuff here at home lately mostly with lightweight dumbbells but I have found a way to make it brutal. Still it will be a welcome change to get back to a full gym.

 

[Notadouche]

I throw 3/4 cup of already cooked plain old white rice in a pan with one whole egg and fry it. Then I add that to a bowl with 8oz of either perch or talapia fillets that have been pan fried and heavily seasoned. Mix it all up and it's the easiest ~450 calories and 54grams of protien going down there is. I eat two or three bowls a day most days. Look forward to it every single time

 

[Notadouche]

A few tablespoons of unsweetened apple sauce stirred in, you'll slam a cup of rice in abt 20 seconds. Secret of the pros!!

I just tried this and almost wish I wouldn't have! It was so damn good it felt like a cheat and I don't struggle to get calories in ever lol

 

[GdaddyGains]

A few tablespoons of unsweetened apple sauce stirred in, you'll slam a cup of rice in abt 20 seconds. Secret of the pros!!

Need to check this out! Thanks

 

[LeoTC]

Big secret to rice is cooking it correctly.

After that, I’ve been mixing my meat in with my rice and stir frying it with soy sauce. Supremely edible.

For real, people turn their rice into glue on the regular. I can eat plain ass rice all day as long as it's made right, actually really enjoy it.

Rinse > 1.75 Water / 1 Rice > Boil > Drop Heat and Cover > 15 Minutes > Remove Heat and Steam 5 Minutes

Perfect rice.

 

[MindlessWork]

For real, people turn their rice into glue on the regular. I can eat plain ass rice all day as long as it's made right, actually really enjoy it.

Rinse > 1.75 Water / 1 Rice > Boil > Drop Heat and Cover > 15 Minutes > Remove Heat and Steam 5 Minutes

Perfect rice.

Use a rice cooker...those cook perfect rice practically every time. I've seen enough rice that's so sticky and gummy...not good.

 

[LeoTC]

Use a rice cooker...those cook perfect rice practically every time. I've seen enough rice that's so sticky and gummy...not good.

Never used one, pot and lid 100%.

I've actually had pretty terrible rice from people using steamers and instapots though.

 

[Logan44551]

Never used one, pot and lid 100%.

I've actually had pretty terrible rice from people using steamers and instapots though.

My wife's Asian, she's got cooking rice down. She says different batches use different amounts of water. Depending on how old the crop is

 

[LeoTC]

My wife's Asian, she's got cooking rice down. She says different batches use different amounts of water. Depending on how old the crop is

Can that's true actually.

But that's a pretty solid ratio of rice / water. The rinsing and cook time are what's important.

That's generally not going to be too little water, and a little extra will steam away eventually. Can just be drained off too.

 

[Akuj]

I use a broth if I want it to be quick but if I want a lot of flavor I'll make some type of ribs or thick piece of beef in a long simmer style, I'll then use the juices and fats from the beef into the rice with broth. the broken down fats give the rice a lot of flavor.

 

[FR0Z3N_B0MB3RRR]

Oat flakes in vegetable soup like lentils and beans , are an alternative to rice, or in a meat broth.

I add basil pestum to nice cooked whole rice, or a tomato ragú sauce, made with meat.

Rice and meatballs cooked in some tomato + aubergine + courgette + onion sauce

rice with soya sauce and salmon sashimi

rice with soya sauce and some soya beans / green beans + the meat you have to eat with its cooking juice

Rice with some Parmesan cheese, olive oil, herbs and smoked salt

fuck i m hungry

 

[NorthMich]

Anyone concerned about Arsenic in rice?