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Steaming Food With Rice
TYPE OF
FOOD
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF FOOD*
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF RICE
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF WATER
APPROX.
COOKING
TIME**
YIELD
OF
RICE*
NOTES
Asparagus,
cut in
3-inch
spears
2 cups
(473 ml)
1 cup
fill to 1
line
12–14 min 2 cups
Crisp-
Tender
Broccoli,
florets
2 cups
(473 ml)
1 cup
fill to 1
line
10–12 min 2 cups
Crisp-
Tender
Corn-on-
the-Cob
2 small
ears
1 cup
fill to 1
line
16–18 min 2 cups Let stand
for 5–10
min on
warm.
Crisp-
Tender
Potatoes,
cut in
2-inch
chunks
2 cups
(473 ml)
1 cup
fill to 1
line
16–18 min 2 cups Let stand
for 5–10
min on
warm.
Tender
*Measured in 1-cup U.S. measure
**All times are for long grain white rice
