Greg Who Cooks
Executive Chef
I'm pretty sure it's not the same product. The one I used was MJB Quick Brown Rice. They've changed their products and IIRC they sell some sort of instant stuff. Not the same as what I used to use. My paella recipe was not cooked by the traditional method but rather is started on stove top and then covered and moved to the oven. Regular brown rice comes out under cooked. I've been meaning to rework my recipe but somehow just haven't got around to it. It's one of my recipes from 40 years back and I've been preoccupied with creating new recipes (mostly Asian cuisine) rather than going back over my past. I've seen paella cooked on TV and my recipe was nothing like that so it's definitely not authentic. Nor does it use saffron.
I suspect the MJB Quick Brown Rice must have been parboiled. I think they've taken that further in new products, for home cooks who have no patience. I'm sure everybody has seen the disgusting (to me) boil-in-bag package rice. I don't know where this is all headed unless they're softening us up for the introduction of food replicators.
I suspect the MJB Quick Brown Rice must have been parboiled. I think they've taken that further in new products, for home cooks who have no patience. I'm sure everybody has seen the disgusting (to me) boil-in-bag package rice. I don't know where this is all headed unless they're softening us up for the introduction of food replicators.