How do you cook perfect rice?

bupster

This always bewilders me - I use basmati and cook it exactly the same way I cook pasta, right down to draining it afterwards. If it's a bit overcooked, rinse the starch off. Boom. It's the simplest thing in the world, as long as you drain it. Maybe my standards are lower? :rotfl:

ChrisEvanson

I would try rinsing it with boiling water at end of cooking. Recently OH cooked rice and it was a stodgy messy claggy lump. I tipped it into a strainer and rinsed it with boiling water, and bingo - fluffy rice!

ladylouise62

I always had problems, (too soggy or burned to the bottom).

I now boil in plenty of water for 8 mins, drain (although not until dry, just tip into colander then immediately back in to pan, turn off heat, add close-fitting lid and leave for another 5 mins or so.

It produces dry and fluffy rice, and more importantly, it's not as time sensitive as normally cooking rice and so if it takes another few minutes to finish the sauce, it won't hurt as there's no more liquid for the rice to absorb, but it can't burn to the bottom of the pan.

Toxic_Lemon

ladylouise62 wrote: »

I always had problems, (too soggy or burned to the bottom).

I now boil in plenty of water for 8 mins, drain (although not until dry, just tip into colander then immediately back in to pan, turn off heat, add close-fitting lid and leave for another 5 mins or so.

It produces dry and fluffy rice, and more importantly, it's not as time sensitive as normally cooking rice and so if it takes another few minutes to finish the sauce, it won't hurt as there's no more liquid for the rice to absorb, but it can't burn to the bottom of the pan.

This is the way I do mine too. Highly recommend.

coldcazzie

Me too - boil for ten minutes, then put the lid on and leave for another 5-10, depending on what time everything else is ready. Leaving it off the heat for half the time uses less gas too

camNolliesMUMMY

I cook mine in the microwave as I dont have a lot of time to watch it cook.....

I only buy basmati, recently bought tesco 4kg sack for £4 bargain!!!
I put enough rice in microwaveable bowl/ mixing bowl
Pour hot water from boiled kettle in bowl covering the rice n about n inch at the top, put seasoning In if wanted and wack in microwave for about 8 mins on full power.
Mine comes out perfect every time.:j

LarryEeles

I've found the simplest way to get rice perfect everytime.

I was having problems with water types, hard, soft, and then Spanish (We moved there for 3 yrs). Some times I would get stodge and some times fluffy. Here is how I solved it:

1) Put some rice in a Pan, wash excess starch off the rice. (Optional but gives best results)

2) Cook from cold on high till boiling, when boiling time for 5 mins.

3) After 5 mins take it off the heat and strain.

4) Put few cm of water in the bottom of the pan and put back on the heat.

5) Cover the rice (in the strainer) with tin foil. Place back on the pan to steam.

6) 5 more mins and you will have fluffy rice every time.

Best thing is you can leave it steaming for up to 30 mins so if your timing is off on anything else the rice wont suffer.

Hope this helps.

busiscoming2

Haven't read all the thread so apologies if repeated.

I cook my rice in a steamer, comes out lovely every time and you don't have to watch it.