Need rice help!

[Longhorn]

I made bearfan454's Arroz con Pollo recipe but I used brown rice. When it was ready, there didn't seem to be enough rice -- it was more of a soup than I expected. So after my husband and I had it the first night, I threw some more rice in the pot that wasn't simmering but was still very hot thinking it would absorb the liquid. After about an hour, I put it in the refrigerator.

Well now what we have is a pot of "Crunchy Arroz con Pollo." If I cook it longer, will the rice soften or is it a lost cause? There's still plenty left for leftovers.

And does brown rice not "fluff up" as much as white rice?
Thanks! :hi:

[SoCalDem]

1. Brown rice is different from white rice..

Next time I would cook the rice and chicken separately, and then combine in the crockpot with a SMALL amount of liquid..cover and steam to infuse the flavors..

You might try to remove the chicken from what you have now...use a fork to scoop the rice into a separate glass bowl,,add a SMALL amount of liquid..cover with saran, and nuke at 50% for a few minutes.. That should soften it up:)

[Eurobabe]

2. no, brown rice requires longer, slower cooking

it doesn't really pop like white rice. you know it's not done when it is crunchy. sorry it didn't tunr out as you hoped. :mad: