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How to cook rice in a pot on the stove (my default),microwave oroven! 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 exist fluffy and tender every single time – never gluggy or mushy. And I'm a rice snob!

Use this recipe for: brusk, medium and long grain white rice. Encounter separate directions for: jasmine, basmati and brown rice.

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Rice Types | Biggest Mistakes | No rinsing! | Troubleshooting | Useful Info

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Everyone should know how to cook rice perfectly – without a rice cooker! And then today, I'm sharing how I cook rice, 3 different ways:

1. Stove in a pot (13 min) –the best results, the mode I commonly brand rice;

2. Oven (35 min) – the nigh hands off way, and the easiest way to cook rice in big batches;

3. Microwave (12 min) –the fastest, hands off way

Which rice to use for this recipe

Apply this rice recipe for:

• long grain white rice

• medium grain white rice

• curt grain white riceexcept sushi rice (which is a blazon of short grain rice, come across beneath)

Run into separate recipes for:

• basmati rice

• jasmine rice

• brown rice

DO NOT use this recipe for:

• sushi rice – use the directions in this recipe

• wild rice (cook per this recipe), black rice, or other special rices

• risotto rice – use a risotto recipe

• paella rice – use this Paella recipe

• quinoa – follow this recipe

Wondering virtually the difference between rice types?

The general dominion is that the shorter the rice grain, the stickier the rice.Viscid doesn't meany gummy! It just means the grains stick together more than, rather than being crumbly, then they are easier to eat with chopsticks.

The longer the grain, the less sticky it is. Basmati is the to the lowest degree viscid rice (Indian food isn't eaten with chopsticks!), brusque grain is the nearly sticky. (eg. Sushi rice is a type of short grain rice, and it has to exist pasty in order for sushi rolls to stay together. You lot can't make sushi rolls with basmati rice!)

Rice to h2o ratio

For 1 cup of rice, yous will need ane.5 cups of water for to melt rice on the stove or in the oven.

The water needs to be increased to 2 cups to cook rice in microwave.

If you rinse the rice*,reduce the water by 2 tablespoonsper cup of rice.

* You don't demand to rinse rice to have fluffy rice if you employ the right cooking method and rice to water ratio! More than on the to-rinse-or-not-to-rinse argue below.

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How to cook rice on the stove (my default method)

1. Place ane cup of rice (no rinsing!) and 1.5 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high – no hat;

2. Plough estrus down to low, comprehend with lid, and leave for 13 minutes;

3. With chapeau still on, remove bucket from stove and stand for ten minutes; and

4. Fluff with a rice paddle, prophylactic spatula or fork, curiosity at perfectfluffy rice! {Encounter recipe video for a proficient close upwards!}

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This is my default way of cooking rice, and of the 3 methods I'm sharing today, it yields the all-time effect – the closest to using a rice cooker. All the rice cooks evenly, the grains are tender but not mushy, and the surface of the grains are non mushy and gummy.

There is no need to rinse rice if you use my rice cooking method!

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How to cook rice in the oven

Useful for hands off, large batch rice cooking.

1. Place rice and boiling water* in a pocket-size casserole with a hat (or use a pan and foil);

2. Cover with lid, bake at 200°C/390°F (180°C fan) for 35 minutes;

3. Remove from oven and stand for 10 minutes; and

4. Fluff with fork, curiosity at perfectly cooked fluffy oven baked rice. {Meet recipe video for a expert close upwardly!}

* Humid water helps rice cook more than evenly in the oven because the water doesn't require fourth dimension to come up to temperature in the oven (which can have over 10 minutes).

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This is my next preferred method to cook rice. Information technology'south non as perfect every bit rice cooked on the stove considering some of the rice on the edges gets a wee bit crispy. But information technology is all the samevery very good and the modest compromise is worth the convince of thisentirely easily-off method of cooking rice.

Some people think rice should non be sticky at ALL, simply that's non right! Rice is supposed  to be a chip sticky, otherwise 5 billion Asians would struggle to eat rice with chopsticks!

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How to cook rice in the microwave

Useful emergency method! I use this when I'thousand scrambling for rice props in photos!

1. Place 1 cup of rice and ii cups ofboiling water in amicrowave proof round^ containerthat's three to 4 timestallerthan the water level (the h2o bubbling up quite a lot);

2. Microwaveuncovered for 12 minutes on high;

3. Remove from microwave,cover then rest for 10 minutes;

4. Fluff and enjoy!

* Most microwaves rut things from the outside in. Using humid water helps rice cook more than evenly.
^ Round container cooks more evenly than square or rectangle, only not critical.

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Cooking rice in the microwave is simply every bit fast every bit using the stove, merely it's more hands off. But microwave rice is non quite as good as cooking rice on the stove. The rice doesn't cook quite equally evenly, only the difference is marginal and I'm pretty sure but rice snobs tin can tell the difference!

You might turn your nose up at the thought of microwave rice… just information technology's super handy to know how!

When I'm cooking on the job and need rice for stir fries or curries or something else I'm shooting, rice gets made in the microwave generally – for sheer convenience. Things get pretty hectic around here on shoot days!

Here'south a look at the rice cooked in the microwave. Hard to capture the texture in photos, only itis fluffy and doesn't have that unpleasant gluey surface on the grains. You can encounter information technology better in the recipe video beneath!

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The biggest error you've been making all your life

The biggest mistake people brand when cooking rice is usingtoo much h2owith nigh recipes calling for two cups of water to 1 cup of rice for stovetop cooking. This well-nigh guarantees overly soft rice with gummy surfaces.

The problem of too much water is then exacerbated by rinsing the rice, with promises that removing the excess starch will make your rice fluffy. Ever weighed your rice earlier and after rinsing? All that extra weight = water.

So really, recipes that call for two cups of water AND rinsing rice stop upwards using nearly ii 1/iv cups of water for 1 cup of rice = overly soft rice with gluey surfaces.

The perfect rice to water ratio is 1:1.5 for the stove. If you insist on rinsing the rice, reduce the h2o by 2 tablespoons.

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There is no need to rinse rice to make it fluffy!

There'due south a widely held belief that rinsing rice is the key to to successful rice, that doing this washes abroad backlog starch on the rice grains which makes the rice extra fluffy.

Yes that's true, it does wash away excess starch.

Just your rice volition still be beautifully fluffy even without rinsing if yous apply my 1:1.5 rice to water ratio and cooking method for the stove (or other methods in a higher place).

The only reason to rinse rice are under the following circumstances:

• to make clean it – if yous've purchased it at street markets or like (ie not in packages at grocery stores) and yous're concerned nearly how make clean it is, washing the rice volition remove impurities;

• flavoured rices –there are some rice recipes I've shared that phone call for rinsing in circumstances where other ingredients create a thicker cooking liquid. So to ensure the rice is nonetheless fluffy, I rinse the rice and sometimes fifty-fifty par eddy it beforehand eg. Biryani, Curried Rice with Carrots, Coconut Rice.

If you DO rinse rice, you need to reduce h2o by 2 tablespoons for each cup of rice because the rice has some remaining water clinging to it (counterbalance your rice before and after rinsing – the weight increase is all h2o!).

How do y'all wash rice?

Easiest way is to utilise a basin, fill up with water and swish rice effectually, then pour water off. Do this 4 times or so. Notation: The water volition never go completely articulate.

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Troubleshooting!

• Scorched base of operations – when you fluff the rice, you lot notice the base of the pot is burnt.

  • Estrus was too high – some stoves are more powerful than others, and might be too powerful for the saucepan size you are using. Motility to a smaller burner.

  • Pot is too large – don't use a large pot for a small amount of rice. This causes the liquid to evaporate besides quickly inside the pot, which will result in the rice being scorched.

• H2o non absorbed – don't take the rice off the stove until the liquid is fully captivated (tilt saucepan to check). xiii minutes is the boilerplate time for an average stove, but if yours is weaker, it might take 15 to 17 minutes. In addition, don't skipresting the rice for ten minutes later cooking. During this stage, any residual water will be absorbed!

• Rice not properly cooked – unevenly cooked rice grains, with some yet difficult

  • Did you peek while the rice was cooking? That volition allow steam to escape which stops the rice from cooking properly!

  • Did you residual the rice for 10 minutes? This is when the rice finishes cooking.

  • Did you use an appropriate size pot? Don't utilise a giant cauldron to cook 1 loving cup of rice! That volition make the liquid evaporate too fast.

  • Gear up it! Add an extra 1/four cup water for every 1 cup rice y'all used, so put it back on the stove with the hat on for five minutes on low, then residual x minutes.

• Rice besides difficult for your sense of taste – my recipe makes rice al dente, the Asian way, similar it'south served at your favourite Chinese, Thai, Japanese and other Asian restaurants. Information technology may be a impact firm for some people who grew upwardly on softer rice. Apply my base recipe equally your starting point, then add an extra 2 tbsp water for your next batch and see if information technology'southward soft plenty for your gustatory modality. For each batch later that, add together an actress i tbsp h2o until it's the correct texture for y'all.

• Overflow messon the stove or microwave – the saucepan should be about 4 to 5 times the water level and should have a heavy chapeau. For microwave rice, ensure the container is at to the lowest degree 4 times the height of the water level.Oven broiled rice doesn't have overflow problems because it cooks more slowly.

• Cooking rice at high altitude – for stove, add 1 minute extra cook fourth dimension for every 300m/ane,000ft above sea level. This is the rule of pollex for boiling things at high altitude – because the boiling point of water is lower so things take longer to cook.

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TIPS

• NO PEEKING, NO STIRRING! Do not elevator the lid or stir the rice while information technology'south cooking. That's the surefire style to ruin it! Lifting the lid releases the steam = undercooked / unevenly cooked rice. Stirring = activates starch = gummy rice (this is the worst!).

• NEVER skip resting for x minutes – this is when the rice finishes cooking in the residue heat and the water on the surface of each grain is fully absorbed, leaving you with perfectly fluffy, never glutinous rice.

• Don't bring to heavy BOIL – for stovetop rice, don't bring it to a rapid boil because then it'due south and then hot, when y'all put the lid on it will trap in so much heat it will probably boil over. Just bring it to a simmer/gentle boil on medium high (run across video!) so there'southward big gentle bubbling on the surface and it gets a bit foamy. Y'all may nonetheless get a bit of liquid boil over if your chapeau isn't heavy plenty – if this happens, just add 1 tablespoon actress water next time!

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USEFUL TO KNOW

• Rice to water ratio –1 loving cup of rice to i.5 cups of h2o for rice cooked on the stove. Increase to 2 cups of water per 1 cup of rice for oven and microwave.

• How long does rice last in the refrigerator? iv days in an closed container. Some say it will go to 6 days, but I adopt to err on the side of circumspection.

• Freezing rice – rice freezes extremely well! Information technology volition keep for 3 to 4 months in the freezer.

• How to reheat rice – the all-time way is to place rice in a bowl, drizzle with 2 teaspoons h2o per 1 cup of common cold rice, cover with cling wrap then microwave on high for 1 minute. The water will create a steamy environment and make the rice moist and fresh again.

• Can y'all eat cold rice?Yes you can. But it'due south not very pleasant – it's difficult and dry. Cold rice is perfect (and necessary!) for Fried Rice! Or utilise for Chinese Rice Soup (just add together towards the end at the point where the rice would be cooked in the recipe.)

• How much rice does ane cup uncooked rice make? ane cup uncooked rice = 3 cups (packed) cooked rice. Information technology is enough for 3 normal servings, or iv smaller servings.

• Don't have to use measuring cups– you lot can utiliseanything to measure the rice and water every bit long as you use the same ratio. For example, i level mug of rice and i 1/2 mugs of water. Or use a bowl or can or jug – anything!

• Calories in rice –1 cup cooked white rice has 206 calories.

What to serve with rice

Ah, the fun part!! Hither'due south just a few suggestions:

• Stir chips – stir chips werefabricated to soak rice with the tasty sauces!

• Curries – back-scratch sauces and rice are best mates, right??

• Brand Chinese fried rice! Or Nasi Goreng (Indo Fried Rice) or Thai Fried Rice. Or Kimchi Fried Rice!

• With your favourite Chilli Con Carne (endeavour this Shredded Beef version!)

• Serve with other saucy things similar Beef Stroganoff, Dearest Mustard Craven

• Make a rice salad

• Make Bibimbap – Korean Rice Bowl!

To be honest, I think that rice goes well with annihilation that's saucey – Asian or not Asian. Because rice is a neutral season, information technology works well with anything!

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Congratulations – you're now a Rice Master!

If you've fabricated it this far, you're at present armed with the basics for how to cook rice perfectly! You'll be able to make rice anytime, anywhere, without whatever special equipment.

A globe of deliciousness awaits you lot – call back of all the things y'all're going to exist on your rice, and meltwith your rice! – Nagi x

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Servings three cups cooked rice

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Recipe video above. Utilize this recipe for short, medium and long grain white rice. See carve up recipes for: jasmine, basmati and brown rice.

Stovetop is the most versatile method and yields the best outcome for perfect, evenly cooked fluffy rice. This is my default, favourite method. The oven is the next best (min two cups rice recommended) – handy for big batch, easily off cooking, but information technology takes the longest. The microwave method is extremely handy to know considering it'southward easily off AND fast, and it's the method I use when I'1000 pressed for time – or on hectic shoot days!

Stovetop (my default method):

• ▢ 1 loving cup white rice – short, medium or long grain, uncooked (Note 1)
• ▢ i 1/ii cups h2o

Oven:

• ▢ 2 cups white rice – short, medium or long grain (Note 1, 2)
• ▢ 3 cups boiling water (Annotation 3)

Microwave:

• ▢ i cup white rice – short, medium or long grain (Note 1)
• ▢ 2 cups boiling h2o (Note three)

Bank check rice blazon:

• This recipe is for the post-obit white rice types: long grain, medium grain, short grain (excluding sushi rice). Come across split up recipes for: basmati, jasmin and chocolate-brown rice.

Stovetop (my default):

• Place h2o and rice in a large saucepan over medium high oestrus.

• In one case the unabridged surface of the h2o is bubbling gently(and information technology gets a bit foamy, run into video), turn heat down to depression and comprehend with lid.

• Leave for 13 minutes – do not stir, do not remove lid. H2o should at present all be absorbed – tilt to check.

• Remove from stove, still with lid, and go out for ten minutes.

• Remove lid, fluff with rice paddle or fork, and serve!

Oven:

• Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan forced).

• Utilize a modest casserole pot about 24cm/10" wide with a lid. (Note four)

• Place humid water and rice in pot, cover with lid and bake for 35 minutes.

• Remove from oven, and leave for 10 minutes with the lid however on.

• Remove lid, fluff with rice paddle or fork, and serve! (Makes 6 cups)

Microwave:

• Place rice and boiling water in alpine microwave proof container (Note 5).

• Microwave on high for 12 minutes with NO LID (1100 – 1200W microwaves).

• Remove, cover with lid, leave for 10 minutes.

• Remove lid, fluff with rice paddle or fork, and serve!

ane. Rice types – u se this rice recipe for:

• long grain white rice
• medium grain white rice
• short grain white riceexcept sushi rice
• basmati rice
• jasmine rice

DO Non employ this recipe for:

• brown rice (coming soon)
• sushi rice – utilise the directions in this recipe
• wild rice (cook per this recipe), black rice, or other special rices
• risotto rice – utilise a risotto recipe
• paella rice – use this Paella recipe
• quinoa – follow this recipe

ii. More rice for oven – rice cooked in the oven is prone to crispy edges if you lot melt a pocket-sized quantity. The minimum I recommend cooking in the oven is two cups.

three. Humid water for oven and microwave – allows rice to cook more than evenly (water takes longer to come up to temperature in oven, and in microwave, they generally cook from outside in which leads to uneven cooking of rice).

4. Oven baking vessel – medium size 24cm/10″ ceramic or cast atomic number 26 pot with chapeau is ideal. Otherwise, use a 20cm/8″ pan and foil. If y'all scale upwardly, employ a larger pan.

v. Microwave container – you need a tall microwave proof container, preferably round (cooks more evenly), that's 3 to four times the height of the h2o level with the rice in (water bubbles upwards).

May need to increase melt fourth dimension if your microwave is not equally strong.

vi. QUANTITY of cooked rice: i cup of uncooked rice = three cups (packed) of cooked rice.

7. STORING –refrigerator for 4 days in an airtight container, freezer for three months. In one case refrigerated, rice becomes dry out, making information technology perfect for using in fried rice.

To reheat for serving (eg for stir fries or curries), sprinkle with 2 tsp h2o per i loving cup cooked rice, cover with lid or cling wrap and microwave – water will brand moist again.

8. Cooking rice at Loftier Distance:Add 1 minute stove melt time for every 300m/one,000ft above sea level (because boiling point of water is lower = longer cook fourth dimension). Depending on how heavy weight your pot is, you may notice you demand to add one – 2 tbsp extra water (to recoup for loss of liquid via steam due to longer cook fourth dimension), simply tweak that in subsequent batches.

nine. Nutrition per 1 cup cooked rice.

Calories: 205 cal (10%) Carbohydrates: 45 m (15%) Protein: 4 grand (8%) Fat: 1 g (two%) Saturated Fat: i g (half-dozen%) Sodium: 2 mg Potassium: 55 mg (ii%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: one g (i%) Calcium: 16 mg (2%) Atomic number 26: 1 mg (6%)

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