Happy Monday!
I hope you had a fabulous weekend! We had a lot of rain, so we stayed indoors for most of the time. That means popcorn, movies, books, lots of baking and maybe some laundry. :)
Thank you soooo much for the positive reaction to my virtual party idea! I am so excited about this project!
It is going to be a lot of fun. :)
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am starting a series of posts called "Kitchen Know-How", where I share my cooking and baking tips and trick. Today is the first of them!
I had a conversation with my friends lately about rice. Crunchy rice to be exact.
How many times you have you cooked rice to find that it was still crunchy? I have been there...
There is nothing worse than a crunchy rice.
Well, maybe lack of chocolate in your day.
But we are talking rice today. So let's focus, because this is life-changing!
We make lots of stir fry dinners during Summer. There is veggies galore at the Farmer's Market and it's a fabulous way to enjoy them.
Two rules to remember when cooking rice:
1. Rice to water ratio is always 1:2. That means 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water. Always!
2. If you toast the rice before adding the water, it will always cook fluffy. Always!
I have been cooking rice this way for several years now and it always works.
Ok, I think I convinced you by now that this tip is at least worth the try. :)
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Fluffiest Rice Ever
2 Tbsp butter, salted is fine
1 c white rice
2 c water
You don't want all the grains to be browned, but a mix of both.
The pot is hot at this point so the water will start cooking right away.
Easy-peasy!
I hope you will try this tip and enjoy the fluffiest rice ever! Let me know, if you do. :)
I will be back on Wednesday with a sweet recipe! Psst, there will be chocolate involved.. :)
xoxo,
I really like finding a post that has a good recipe and I can walk away with more knowledge! The tip about the toasting is good to know. I do like to eat seasoned rice dishes now and again, so this will benefit me. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you find it useful! Thank you, Tina!
DeleteI have never made rice on the stove. Being half Asian I have always owned a rice cooker, that being said it's actually good to know how to make rice on the stove top as a rice cooker isn't always handy.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Thank you, S.V.!
DeleteThank you for the wonderful tips - your rice indeed does look wonderfully soft :)
ReplyDeleteWe also usually make it on the stove at home but it certainly has never turned out as beautiful as yours!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Aww, thank you :)
Deletegreat tip! i usually use a rice cooker, but it is definitely good to know how to actually make it on the stove!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenn!
DeleteMade some disappointingly crunchy rice last week so you know I WILL be trying this. Don' know why I've never thought of trying this, it works for rice-a-roni. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome, Terry! Enjoy the fluffy rice! Thank you :)
DeleteAnna...I love rice so much and love it in so many dishes. But it's one of those things that should be easy for me...but I always have my fingers crossed when it's time to dig in! Great tips and I will have to keep in mind the toasting beforehand! Looking forward to your chocolate treat! : )
ReplyDeleteYay! I am so glad you like my tip, Anne! Thank you so much!
DeleteFluffy rice is good! Great post!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marina!
DeleteIt looks very fluffy. What kind of white rice did you use?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angie! I used good ol' long grain white rice.
DeletePerfect rice and we make this all the time too :)Goes so well with our Indian Curries :)Yours is the perfect texture!
ReplyDeleteYay! Thank you, Soni :)
DeleteHi Anna, I agree - that's a great way to cook rice. This is how my mother taught me and it has never failed. On the other hand, I have run out of chocolate - do you have any tips to stop that happening? :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I wish I had! :) Thank you, Hester!
DeleteI am using this recipe for my brown rice!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, brown rice :) Enjoy! Thank you, Natalie!
DeleteThose instructions will be helpful to many cooks and they can't go wrong following you directions. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you so much, Mary :)
DeleteThanks for all these valuable tips!
ReplyDeleteI usually don't add butter in my cooked rice and I can't wait to use your recipe for my cooking.
Thank you, Zoe! Let me know how you like it!
DeleteLove the idea of the kitchen know how series!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad! Thank you, Beth Michelle!
DeleteI love your kitchen know-how series you're doing! And I'm really not even kidding... I cannot make rice. I mess it up every. time. I can bake cakes and cookies...but rice and macaroni cheese are over my head...Love your step by step! I won't give in to the microwave next time and try it in a pot again :)
ReplyDeleteOhh, I can't wait for you to try it this way! Let me know how it goes, Kristina! Thank you :)
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