Sticky rice while camping

[rickenvox]

As I use a rice cooker exclusively at home to make steamed or sticky Thai rice, I’m not really sure what stove top devices are available to steam rice in. I’m going camping next week and need a way to steam rice over my two burner propane camping stove.

I see ads for these basket over pot devices that are supposed to be the authentic way to cook Thai rice. Has anyone used one? The baskets are actually woven out of bamboo or something. I’m thinking there must also be some insert that would go inside a pot for cooking rice. Any experience with these or other ideas?

 

[Chicken Man]

Roughing it, huh?

 

[Motorik]

Non-stick pot.

Wash your rice, discard the water, wash it again, repeat until the water is clear. Discard the water.

Level out the rice.

Add one knuckle depth of water.

Bring water to the boil, reduce the heat and let it boil away uncovered until the surface looks like bubbling pockmarks.

Put a lid on the pot and turn the heat down as low as it will possibly go and let it steam for about 20 minutes. Do not lift the lid to check it during this time.

Fluff it with a rice paddle or other non-metallic kitchen utensil.

That's it. Should turn out very similar to rice steamed in a rice cooker.

 

[rickenvox]

Roughing it, huh?

I cook better food while camping than I do at home. It's a rule.

I have also come up with ways to make great dishes while backpacking. You can use the glacier runoff lakes for refrigeration of fresh food in baggies.

But next week is tent camping with the car nearby.

 

[rickenvox]

Non-stick pot.

Wash your rice, discard the water, wash it again, repeat until the water is clear. Discard the water.

Level out the rice.

Add one knuckle depth of water.

Bring water to the boil, reduce the heat and let it boil away uncovered until the surface looks like bubbling pockmarks.

Put a lid on the pot and turn the heat down as low as it will possible go and let it steam for about 20 minutes. Do not lift the lid to check it during this time.

Fluff it with a rice paddle or other non-metallic kitchen utensil.

That's it. Should turn out very similar to rice steamed in a rice cooker.

thanks! I usually do the wash the rice routine with my rice cooker at home.