Bear Hands (author): If there is a reason to put onions in a dish, I will… if there isn’t a reason to add onions to a dish, I will… I will add onions to any dish… this is rice cooked with onions.

Hubby Bear (eater): The extra flavor is worth the extra effort.

Simple Rice, Big Flavor:

This is less a recipe and more a suggestion on how to season rice. Using butter to highlight the savoury sweet qualities of onions is almost always a magical combination in the kitchen.

In my trials of this I’ve used it with many varieties of rice and it’s worked with all of them but the light, rich nuttiness of jasmine combined with the fluffiness of basmati really takes on the ingredients the best.

Unless it just specifically won’t work with a particular dish this has nearly become our standard “go to” rice when we eat it with a meal. I hope you’ll enjoy this humble celebration of homecookings most important aromatic and my personal favourtite flavouring – if there’s ever, ever and excuse to add onions, I’ll take it.

Ingredients:

    Ingredients

    ▢ 2 cups Jasmine Rice

    ▢ 1 cup Basmati Rice

    ▢ 1 medium Sweet Onion, finely chopped

    ▢ 5 Tablespoons Butter, divided

    ▢ 2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

    ▢ Salt, to taste

    ▢ Water, according to your rice cooker's instructions for 3 cups of rice

    Equipment

    ▢ Rice Cooker large enough to accommodate 3 cups of dry rice and water

    Yield: About 9 cups cooked rice

    Serves: 8–10 as a side dish

Detailed recipe:

Onion Rice

Author: Bear Hands

The only reason not to try this rice is if you don’t like onions. Enjoy some today!

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Ingredients

2 cups jasmine rice
1 cup basmati rice
1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
5 tablespoons butter, divided
2 tablespoons onion powder
Salt, to taste
Water, according to your rice cooker's instructions for 3 cups of rice
1 rice cooker whose capacity is large enough accommodate these quantities

Instructions

Step 1 - Place the jasmine and basmati rice into the rice cooker basin and add the appropriate amount of water for 3 cups of rice according to your cooker's instructions. Add the onion powder and stir it thoroughly into the water and rice.
Finely chop the onion and reserve about 1 tablespoon for later. Arrange the remaining chopped onion over the top of the rice mixture, then place 1 tablespoon of the butter on top.
Do not stir the onion or butter into the rice. Let them remain resting on the surface while the rice cooks. This is important.
Step 2 - Set the rice cooker to its appropriate setting and press start. Then leave it alone.
Step 3 - Once the rice has finished cooking, turn off the rice cooker and let the rice rest for a few minutes. I find that jasmine rice becomes noticeably less sticky and easier to stir if it gets a little post-cooking breathing room.
Add the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, the reserved tablespoon of finely chopped raw onion, and salt to taste. Stir gently until the butter has melted through the rice and everything is evenly distributed.
Allow the rice to rest once more for a few minutes.
Step 4 - Fluff the rice gently with a fork and serve. The finished product will appear deceptively simple but you’ll find that it’s savoury sweet qualities will make it hard not to make a meal out of bowls of this rice alone! If there’s an excuse to add onions, I’ll take it.

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Easy-follow Recipe:

Ingredients
Instructions
1. 🍚 Prepare the Rice
        2 cups jasmine rice
1 cup basmati rice
Water according to your rice cooker instructions for 3 cups of rice
2 tablespoons onion powder

      

        Add the jasmine rice and basmati rice to the rice cooker basin.
Add the appropriate amount of water according to your rice cooker's instructions for 3 cups of rice.
Add the onion powder and stir thoroughly until evenly distributed throughout the water and rice.

      
2. 🧅 Add the Onion & Butter
        1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of the butter

      

        Finely chop the onion and reserve about 1 tablespoon for later.
Spread the remaining chopped onion evenly over the surface of the rice mixture.
Place 2 tablespoon of the butter on top.
Do not stir. Leave the onion and butter resting on the surface while the rice cooks.
Start the rice cooker and allow it to cook undisturbed until finished.

      
3. 🧈 Finish the Rice
        Remaining 3 tablespoons butter
Reserved tablespoon of raw onion
Salt, to taste

      

        Once the rice has finished cooking, turn off the rice cooker and let it rest for a few minutes.
Add the remaining butter, the reserved chopped onion, and salt to taste.
Stir gently until the butter has melted and everything is evenly distributed.
Allow the rice to rest once more for a few minutes before serving.

      
4. 🍽️ Fluff & Serve
        Finished onion rice

      

        Gently fluff the rice with a fork.
Serve warm as a side dish or enjoy it on its own.
The finished rice is deceptively simple, with a rich buttery flavour balanced by the sweetness of the onion.

      

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