Place 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of boiling water in a microwave proof round^ container that’s 3 to 4 times taller than the water level (the water bubbles up quite a lot) Useful emergency method! I use this when I’m scrambling for rice props in photos! JUMP TO Video | Recipe How to cook rice in the microwave Some people think rice should not be sticky at ALL, but that’s not right! Rice is supposed to be a bit sticky, otherwise 5 billion Asians would struggle to eat rice with chopsticks! But it is still very very good and the small compromise is worth the convince of this entirely hands-off method of cooking rice. It’s not as perfect as rice cooked on the stove because some of the rice on the edges gets a wee bit crispy. This is my next preferred method to cook rice. * Boiling water helps rice cook more evenly in the oven because the water doesn’t require time to come up to temperature in the oven (which can take over 10 minutes). With lid still on, remove saucepan from stove and stand for 10 minutes andįluff with a rice paddle, rubber spatula or fork, marvel at perfect fluffy rice! Turn heat down to low, cover with lid, and leave for 13 minutes Place 1 cup of rice (no rinsing!) and 1.5 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high – no lid JUMP TO Video | Recipe How to cook rice on the stove (my default method) * You don’t need to rinse rice to have fluffy rice if you use the right cooking method and rice to water ratio! More on the to-rinse-or-not-to-rinse debate below. If you rinse the rice*, reduce the water by 2 tablespoons per cup of rice. The water needs to be increased to 2 cups to cook rice in microwave. You can’t make sushi rolls with basmati rice!) Rice to water ratioįor 1 cup of rice, you will need 1.5 cups of water for to cook rice on the stove or in the oven. Sushi rice is a type of short grain rice, and it has to be sticky in order for sushi rolls to stay together. Basmati is the least sticky rice (Indian food isn’t eaten with chopsticks!), short grain is the most sticky. The longer the grain, the less sticky it is. Sticky doesn’t meany gummy! It just means the grains stick together more, rather than being crumbly, so they are easier to eat with chopsticks. The general rule is that the shorter the rice grain, the stickier the rice. Wondering about the difference between rice types? Wild rice (cook per this recipe), black rice, or other special rices Sushi rice – use the directions in this recipe Short grain white rice except sushi rice (which is a type of short grain rice, see below) Microwave (12 min) – fastest, hands off way Oven (35 min) – most hands off way, easiest for big batch Stove in a pot (13 min) – best results, my standard Rice Types | Biggest Mistakes | No rinsing! | Troubleshooting | Useful Info How to cook riceĮveryone should know how to cook rice perfectly – without a rice cooker! So today, I’m sharing how I cook rice, 3 different ways: JUMP TO VIDEO | RECIPE | Stove | Oven | Microwave | See separate directions for: jasmine, basmati and brown rice. Use this recipe for: medium and long grain white rice, and sushi rice (short grain). How to cook rice in a pot on the stove (my default), microwave or oven! My method to make steamed rice is simple and foolproof – no rinsing, no colanders, or any of the other fussy techniques called for in other recipes. Your rice will be fluffy and tender every single time – never gluggy or mushy.
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