In this straightforward and healthy Ginger Sesame Brown Rice, fresh ginger coins cook with the rice adding lots of flavor. Finish with toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds. Straightforward and pretty effortless.

This earns a repeat Rice.

Well, most of us are with three out of four because A friend is still on the fence. Which is crazy because the girl loves her carbs and rice is one of the go-to ones too.

Being that rice tends to be bland, it leaves a lot of room to inject flavors. Whether it’s through sauces, aromatic or spices. It’s one of the most versatile ingredients and I probably make it 2 to 3 times a week.

She claims that her only go-to rice is this method but then I made this ginger sesame brown rice and she claims it’s second on her list. Ugh. I’ve never been more determined to make her love alltherice. It will happen. I will make it happen.

Feel free to use any rice you like. I’m switching things up by using a long grain brown rice. A regular here the texture and flavor, and I think it works pretty darn good with ginger and sesame.

make The Rice:

Like all of my rice recipes, I make them in a rice cooker. Which is one of my all time regular small kitchen appliances.

To start, measure and add 3 cups (using the cup that comes with the rice cooker which is equivalent to 3/4 of a cup) and add it into the rice cooker. Then add in sliced and crushed ginger root. And then a few generous pinches of kosher salt too.

Next add in the water. For my brand of rice cooker, using 3 cups of rice has me filling up to the 3-cup water line. Which is marked on the inside of the pot.

Then give that a stir and set the pot into the rice cooker. Next plug in the rice cooker, turn it on and press the brown rice button. But follow the manufacturer directions that came with your rice cooker.

Next fluffy the cooked rice with a fork, removing all the ginger pieces. Next, drizzle in 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil and add in 2 to 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds. Stir, fluff and transfer to a serving bowl.

That’s it my friends! Simple and bursting at the seams with flavor. You can serve this with simply about anything, like as a side to grilled or broiled fish or shrimp kebabs, chicken or mixed into a vegetarian bowl of some sorts. It’s a flavor-packed way to jazz up plain old brown rice.In the next few days I will be sharing the tasty chicken recipe that I made for dinner to go with this ginger sesame rice. Stay tuned!