Black rice... Never seen it in the store. Wouldn't mind trying it if I can find some.
I don't like brown rice at all. Period. I dunno, maybe it was an early Uncle Ben's experience or something. Can't stand it.
My favorite is white with wild rice and quinoa mixed in - Though I seldom do wild rice because of the extra time it takes. I have found wild rice in a packet lately, already cooked, so it is easy to throw into a white rice pot at the end.
And 'm a weirdo in the prep. I like to fry my rice before cooking. It gets a different texture that I prefer.
Start with a quarter yellow onion and a quarter green or red pepper chopped fine. Just enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pot, medium heat.
Let the veggies cook until the onion turns opaque. Throw in two cloves of garlic, mashed and chopped fine. Throw in the rinsed rice at the same time. Stir often till the rice just starts to brown. Or, alternatively, till it stops crackling, which is about the same time.
Then I add half the liquid in chicken or beef stock, and half the liquid in water, let it come to a rolling boil. final stir, cover, turn down the heat to a high simmer, and leave it be for 15-17 minutes.
Stir in spices after it's done.
