HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - T he south end of Memorial Parkway will see big change next year. The city of Huntsville will be accepting bids on a project to build an overpass in early 2015.
Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in rice and salt and return to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid, 16 to 18 minutes (check only toward the end of cooking time). The rice should be studded with craters, or steam holes, when it is ready. Remove from heat and let steam, covered, for 10 minutes.
But by putting the rice in the filter section of a percolator, the water flushes through it and removes 85% of the arsenic, according to results published in the journal PLOS ONE. You would have to choose your percolator carefully. On grounds of practicality, a stove-top percolator would not work, Meharg admits. It would have to be a drip-brewer. The researchers found it took 20 minutes to prepare white rice in this way and 40 minutes for brown rice.