/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19874833]

For certain reasons I have to start living more frugal, so gonna start living on white rice and chicken. I already have a Zojirushi and I got tons of white rice, but I need ways to spice up white rice. It's bland as fuck, like I enjoy it but it's gotta have something mixed in it.

I don't have soy sauce or butter. I do have olive oil though, would that make it taste better? Any other suggestions? I'm sure some of you on here live on rice or eat it a lot. I know a lot of people on /fit/ are fucking live off rice and chicken, but I'm just doing it for cost efficient reasons.

[Anonymous No.19874870]

>>19874833

>>19874808
Add another 50 grams of butter (0,49 USD)
and another 100 grams of rice (0,27 USD)
to that for a complete 2000 calories.

[Anonymous No.19874885]

laoganma makes rice taste like a complete meal

[Anonymous No.19874888]

>>19874885

Fact.

OP, dice an onion and mix it into the rice for lazy pilaf. Peas are good too.

[Anonymous No.19874908]

For a sauce, finely mince some garlic and spring onion into a small ceramic bowl, add a pinch of salt, heat vegetable oil or something neutral to smoking, then gradually pour it over. If you like chilli, you can pour hot oil over chilli flakes in the same way.

[Anonymous No.19874942]

>>19874833
>white rice and chicken
Just so you know literal cults feed new members this "diet" to make them tame and open to suggestion. There is very little nutritional value and if it's all you eat over a long period of time you are basically starving yourself slowly. Go with beans and lentils instead and learn to make some vegetarian curries, with some beef or pork when you can afford it.

[Anonymous No.19874989]

>>19874833
Fellow poorfag here with a zojirushi. For each scoop rice you put in the cooker, put 1tsp Knorr stock powder. Put the usual amount of water in. Throw some frozen broccoli on top, dice some chicken breast and throw that in as well, maybe some black pepper, then cook it like normal on sushi/regular (not the quick cook option). An hour later you’ll have your whole days worth of food and you can keep it warm all day.

[Anonymous No.19875315]

>>19874870
I don't have butter, guess I could go buy some.

>>19874885
>laoganma

Chili Sauce, hmmm might have to pick some up.

>>19874942
>Cult meal

I'm aware, but it's also a very common and popular diet/meal so I don't see the harm in it. I have bags of steamed veggies, was thinking of making that as well. At least I'd have vegetables in my diet.

>>19874989
I was going to cook the chicken and veggies in the air fryer. I wasn't aware you could put other things in the Zojirushi, figured it was just for rice. So you just throw meat and veggies into the cooker along with the rice? And it just cooks all of it together just fine?

[Anonymous No.19875358]

>>19875315
>laoganma
Yes because this thread is an inorganic thread, just to shill your nasty tapeworm sauce. You're not clever, you're just deceptive. Anyone can be deceptive. Thumbs down.

[Anonymous No.19875520]

>>19874833
Msg, chicken stock, oil and salt

[Anonymous No.19875638]

the frugal option is packets of ketchup and hotsauce and sugar stolen from poorly guarded eateries

[Anonymous No.19875695]

>>19874833
green onions
stock
chicken thighs
wa la

[Anonymous No.19875842]

>>19874833
add a shot of jagermeister to the pot at the start

[Anonymous No.19875883]

>>19874833
>chop up a few nuts
>put them near the bottom of the rice cooker
>add rice and water or broth
>put frozen peas on top of rice
>add some olive oil
>rice cook as normal
wa la, instant pilaf
if you can't afford like 6 almonds and a half cup of peas per rice cooker batch, I'm sorry bro

[Anonymous No.19875992]

>>19875638
Ketchup and white rice? Hot-sauce and white rice? I mean...that is frugal but that seems incredibly frugal. Do people do that? I can't imagine ketchup on rice tastes good.

[Anonymous No.19876176]

>>19875638
>packets of ketchup and hotsauce and sugar stolen from poorly guarded eateries
Hark, knave: 'twere that I had laid eyes upon thee, pilfering packets for personal prosperity, I wouldst summon the guard to take thine hands!

[Anonymous No.19876261]

>>19874833
Buy cooked rotisserie chickens from store, cool it, and tear all the meat off, and put in containers for later.
Get carrots, celery, onion, chop those up a little, toss them in a big pot with the bones, and skin from the chicken, then toss a few peppercorns and anything else your little heart desires(and can afford) and bring to a light boil, then toss the pot in the oven at about 200f overnight, strain and use this chicken stock as the liquid to cook your rice in, and toss the chicken meat into the rice cooker with it.

[Anonymous No.19876294]

>>19874833
you could try making really basic jeera rice. just add salt cumin and oil before you cook the rice. i usually eat it with canned beans and rotisserie chicken as a lazy chipotle substitute

[Anonymous No.19876296]

>>19874833
>I need ways to spice up white rice.
Congratulations, This is the dumbest poast /CK/ has ever seen. You can add anything to rice. Soy(i) sauce, butter, hot sauce, Tony Chachere's cajun shit, sugar, BBQ sauce, leftover gravy, my wife's bull's load, oyster sauce, grated cheese , diced meats, various fruitables, eggs, whatev3r.

[Anonymous No.19876304]

>>19876296
>Tony's

Tried that, it was just to dry. The rice needs like a sauce or some liquid on it, just wasn't sure what to try. Butter was alright, but also not the best. I've read you can try olive oil, figured that would make it moister while adding flavor. One anon suggested chili sauce, that might work. I really do like soy sauce on white rice, but soy sauce is pretty unhealthy, guess in small amounts it'd be fine but if I plan to eat rice everyday or frequently, it might be better to try a different option. Olive oil would be healthier than soy sauce for sure, also healthier than butter.

[Anonymous No.19876307]

>>19874833

[Anonymous No.19876309]

>>19876307
We have an Asian market in my town, I imagine I could find that there. I just doubt a place like Wal-mart or something would carry that, though they do have an Asian section, that looks like something you'd get at a specialty store.

[Anonymous No.19876310]

>>19876307
>>19876309
Actually it appears Walmart does sell this, might have to pop in and see if I can find it, I'm just surprised they sell something like that.

[Anonymous No.19876315]

Easiest way to spice up any vegetable: fry it in lard or an animal fat, then squirt ketchup on it when you've finished cooking it.
I tried doing things the civilized way for a few decades, but this just works.

[Anonymous No.19876339]

>>19874833
Furikake seasonings are an easy way to give flavour. Get 4 or 5 different ones so you can rotate through them.

[Anonymous No.19876342]

Tajin, obviously.

[Anonymous No.19876349]

>>19876310
you can find some good ethnic ingredients at wal-mart these days

[Anonymous No.19876356]

>>19874833
add a raw egg in the rice

my personal thing is that if you can manage it, keep a 'perpetual' broth. you only really have to heat it once every 24 hours, not constantly 24/7. i use an instapot for this, and i cook the meat in that. over time, you'll have free flavor for your rice. i guess this only works to extract the stuff from bones. if you have no bones, forget it.

[Anonymous No.19876365]

Probably make a pilaf.

[Anonymous No.19876380]

>>19874833
One thing you can do is make a very basic fried rice. At its core, fried rice is just egg, rice, soy sauce.
Really, just look at any and all seasonings for cooking, and you can just add it to the rice. Chilli flakes, salt, peppers, etc.

[Anonymous No.19876411]

>>19874833
Do you have any sesame seeds or oil? For me that alone makes rice pretty tasty. Aside from that if you have garlic powder makes the chicken really garlicky, bites of heavily spiced thing plus plain rice is an alternative to trying to spice the rice itself and having it turn out gross.

[Anonymous No.19876422]

>>19874833
cook meat+vegetable stir-frys and put them on your rice, so you get the flavor from the juice and extra condiments
that's the chinese way to consume rice
t. chinese

[Anonymous No.19876615]

>>19874833
>For certain reasons I have to start living more frugal, so gonna start living on white rice and chicken.
You OK anon? You need some cash? Be happy to help you out if you have a PayPal or something. Lmk you deserve a good tasty meal, chicken and rice sounds tiring.

[Anonymous No.19876619]

>>19874908
that looks pretty good, ill try that today. ik muh seed oil but its probably not as bad as siracha sauce anyway?

[Anonymous No.19876805]

>>19874833
You can mix the rice with
>sauce pan made with the chicken (add lemon and butter)
>bone broth/demi glace
>indian spices like curry or tandoori
>fermented fish sauce
All great and cheep options.
Also, only rice and chicken is retarded because you'll be lacking in vitamins, add some cheap frozen veggies and eggs to the mix

[Anonymous No.19876812]

>>19874833
Add instant soup of any flavour, can’t get bored of it and it’s zero effort

[Anonymous No.19877009]

>>19874833
Every condiment at dollar tree. They have a big awful soy sauce, but some also have the mini Heinz dark soy in glass. An bullseye BBQ sauce. And Badia all seasoning.

[Anonymous No.19877357]

>>19875638
Tom hanks right here

[Anonymous No.19877360]

>>19876261
This is the most backward post ever. Why would you not buy a whole uncooled chicken for cheaper

[Anonymous No.19877368]

I managed to get strawberry stolons from the local botanic garden, but they don't seem to want to grow into roots. So far I've stuffed them in the fridge wrapped in a wet paper towel and a bit of cinnamon to prevent fungal diseases.

[Anonymous No.19877372]

>>19877368
fuck, wrong thread + i'm a retard

[Anonymous No.19877608]

>>19877009
Y-you put BBQ sauce on white rice? I might just say fuck it and go buy some damn soy sauce, I do like soy sauce on my rice and it makes it tastier, just was looking for something more flavoring or healthier I guess. Soy sauce isn't very healthy, but you can buy low sodium soy sauce and just use a small amount on the rice.

I don't know how the Japanese people eat plain white rice with nothing on it, or at least in anime they're never shown putting anything on it except maybe an egg. I never see them put seasoning or soy sauce on it.

[Anonymous No.19877654]

>>19874833
make bone broth from chicken bones and scraps, use the broth to make the rice instead of water

[Anonymous No.19877667]

>>19877654
>Make bone broth

You do know you can just buy bone broth already made, maybe it's more expensive? I don't know, but it seems more convenient to just buy it pre-made. I did read that using stock instead of water makes the rice tastier, and I suppose bone broth would be a non-fattening option. I'm not super familiar with bone broth, I know some people sip on it and use it as a meal replacement or to curb hunger.

[Anonymous No.19877677]

>>19874942
>very little nutritional value in rice and chicken
this has to be bait
anyone who has such a strong opinion about something would obviously have looked it up, and if you look up "rice nutritional value" and "chicken nutritional value", even ignoring the history of rice being a staple food in many of the world, you can readily see how they are indeed nutritious
this must be bait, come on

[Anonymous No.19878160]

>https://thewoksoflife.com/hainanese-chicken-rice/#recipe
tl;dr Cut the bones and excess fat from your chicken, fry them with some garlic and spring onion until browned, add water and poach the chicken in that for ~40 min at the lowest heat. For the last ~20 min, cook your rice using some of the poaching liquid. Make a couple dipping sauces like >>19874908 It's ridiculous how much better this makes basic chicken and rice.

[Anonymous No.19878246]

>>19877667
pre-made broth is not similar to a good stock at all. The only time i found them somewhat compatible, it was like $4/pint, which is ridiculous, even considering rarity of quality product. It's like those @12 pie crusts whole foods sell. sure, they're great, but you could do the same for 1/10th the price. Some people can't be assed to actually cook, though. People have bitched that even my stock is too expensive for them, but they're the same people that will buy boullion cubes on the regular without even considering that they could save up some fat and trimmings with a little salt and herbs to make the same damned thing if they wanted to. They're just lazy fucks, for the most part.

[Anonymous No.19878251]

>>19878246
*$12 pie crusts*

[Anonymous No.19878272]

>>19877677
Name one abundant nutrient in white rice. And don't say "carbs"

[Anonymous No.19878357]

>>19878272
carbohydrates

[Anonymous No.19879856]

>>19877667
OP said he's trying to live frugal on chicken and rice. if he's REALLY trying to live frugal, he's buying whole chickens and butchering them himself which is super easy and takes less than 15 minutes if you dont know what you are doing, 5 if you do. that leaves you with 2 breast, 2 thighs, 2 wings and 2 drums as well as a carcass to make bone broth with for less than 5 bucks, which is how much a pint of bone broth costs from the grocery store

[Anonymous No.19879919]

>>19874833
For something you can stir fry very easily with some chopped chicken, buy some peppers which I'm surprised nobody has recommended yet. Bell peppers, Jalapenos, literally whatever, they're all cheap. Simply chop up some chicken and peppers, throw them in a pan and stir fry. You might also consider seasoning the sliced peppers with salt and whatever else and let them rest for a bit before cooking. You have spicy chicken with white rice to balance it out. Olive oil works great for it. If you don't like spicy foods, then just go for a milder pepper.

[Anonymous No.19879932]

>>19874833

[Anonymous No.19879994]

>>19879932
Don't get that flavor, it's just nori, sesame seeds, and sugar. Get the one with bonito flakes

[Anonymous No.19880000]

Cook it in reduced sodium chicken broth instead of water. trust bro

[Anonymous No.19880241]

>>19874908
>vegetable oil
Are you literally retarded?

[Anonymous No.19880442]

>>19880241
aaaa the sneed oils save me piggerman

[Anonymous No.19880462]

>>19875315
You can steam the veggies in the rice maker. They come with a basket that goes in over the rice. I've never seen a rice maker without one. Also a frozen sausage will cook in the rice maker if you put it on top of the rice. Then fry it in a pan at the end of you want a little extra flavor.
Don't forget fries eggs on rice. That's a lazy staple of mine now that I'm feed five people.

[Anonymous No.19880926]

>>19874833
Buy bone in chicken and then make stock from the bones and cook your rice in it.