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Best way to freeze rice

Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:15 am
Posted by Dale Doubak
Somewhere
Member since Jan 2012
6000 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:15 am
Cooked a big dirty rice last Sunday and have some leftovers. Hate to throw away what is the best way to freeze. And I don't have a vacuum sealer
Posted by andouille
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Member since Dec 2004
10708 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:23 am to
My experience with freezing rice has not been good. Because of its high moisture content it tends to break apart. I do have a vacuum sealer and have not tried to freeze cooked rice,

Maybe someone else has had a better experience.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
50128 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:38 am to
It'll freeze fine for a short period in an air tight container. Don't go past a couple of weeks, maybe a month. Reheat in the microwave.
Posted by TexanWhoDat74
Houston
Member since Mar 2013
441 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:41 am to
We usually just put in a zip lock bag
Posted by Fight4LSU
Kenner
Member since Jul 2005
9756 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:50 am to
I froze leftover jambalaya a few times. I put in an air tight container, and when it was time to cook, I sprinkled a little water, not too much, just enough to wet the grains, and put the lid back on and put in the microwave. Came out perfect.
Posted by Sailorjerry
Lafitte
Member since Sep 2013
835 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 10:43 am to
no sealer? put in a ziplock bag and really press the air out of it................should be fine
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21929 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 11:01 am to
In a Ziploc bag.

When you defrost it let it come to room temperature on the counter. Stick the whole Ziploc bag in the microwave with a few holes punched with a fork in it and heat it up. I freeze Jambalaya and that's about the best method I've found.
This post was edited on 11/4/15 at 11:10 am
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89546 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 12:22 pm to
I haven't had trouble freezing white or brown rice at all. It doesn't usually sit around for months and months, as we always have something going on that can use plain rice.

Haven't tried a lot of dirty rice or jambalaya, but I suspect it is the same - as others have said, sealed plastic container for a few weeks - maybe up to 2 months - or a plastic bag with as much air out as you can get will be your best options. When we freeze gumbo or chili, we often freeze individual servings, complete with rice - and these do last up to a couple of months - I can verify that.
Posted by unclebuck504
N.O./B.R./ATL
Member since Feb 2010
1716 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 12:26 pm to
Ziploc bag with as much air as possible squeezed out. Let it defrost and microwave it in the bag with the bag opened. It'll steam nicely.

I do this with jambalaya, dirty rice, and even plain white rice. I actually freeze them in quart size bags squeezed flat, and then freeze them flat. There's a shelf in my freezer full of frozen things like that standing upright like a file cabinet. My Wife's best friend (bachelorette) has a green light to "look through the leftover file" whenever she visits, and she does.

It's a pretty effective method of freezing,organizing, and reheating leftovers, whether it be rice, pasta, veggies ... I even do gumbo like that.
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