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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1990
Afif A Baz, Waterbury, CT (US);
Jau Y Hsu, Brookfield, CT (US);
Eugene Scoville, New Milford, CT (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A quick-cooking rice product is prepared by first cooking rice at substantially atmospheric pressure in an amount of water at least sufficient to hydrate the rice to a moisture content of from about 60% to 75% by weight and at a temperature of about 90.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. for from about 1 min to 10 mins for hydrating the rice to a moisture content of from about 30% to 60% by weight. The water cooked rice then is steam pressure cooked in water with agitation at a pressure of from about 250 mm Hg to about 2500 mm Hg above atmospheric pressure for from about 1 min to 50 mins for further hydrating and gelatinizing the rice for obtaining a cooked rice which has a moisture content of from about 60% to 75% by weight and which is about 85% to 100% gelatinized. After steam pressure cooking, the pressure is gradually released for avoiding puffing the cooked rice. The cooked rice then is dried at a temperature from about 140.degree. C. to 205.degree. C.