How to Dehydrate Rice

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While instant rice products exist and rice itself is naturally shelf-stable, dehydrating rice offers unique advantages. It allows you to transform nutrient-rich rice varieties—typically requiring long cook times—into a quick-cooking option perfect for outdoor adventures. Plus, it's an excellent way to repurpose leftover rice efficiently.

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

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Prep Time 15

Dehydrating time 2

Notable Equipment

1 Dehydrator

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup cooked rice

Instructions

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1. Cook rice according to instructions.
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2. If using left over rice, and it’s a clumpy, rinse under water and lightly massage to break up clumps as much as possible.
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3. If adding a sauce or liquid seasoning, do so now and stir to combine.
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4. Arrange on a mesh lined dehydrating tray with enough room for air to circulate between the grains (although unrealistic to separate each grain, avoid large clumping and over lapping as much as possible)
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5. Place in dehydrator and dehydrate at 105°F for about 2-3 hours

Notes

A mesh liner is required for rice
Dehydrating times may vary (the water content in the rice, as well as the humidity and altitude of where you live in impact the time)
To learn more about dehydrating, check out our post How to Dehydrate: Learning the Basics

Pro Tip:

Before dehydrating, add in a liquid seasoning, such as soy sauce, lime juice, vinegar or hot sauce... This adds those flavour profiles to the rice, eliminating the need for you to pack them out with you.

Keywords: dehydrating, rice

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