PERFECT WHITE RICE

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Categories     Rice     Steam     Simmer     Boil

Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white rice (unconverted)

Steps:

  • Bring 1 3/4 cups water and the salt to a rapid boil in a saucepan. Stir the rice into the boiling water.
  • Return the mixture to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Cover; cook without lifting the lid to prevent the steam from escaping until the rice is done (15 to 20 minutes; check toward the end of the cooking time).
  • The rice should be studded with steam holes when it is done.
  • Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes, then fluff the rice with a fork.
  • cooking other rices
  • This recipe can be used to make basmati rice, too. To cook brown rice, increase the amount of water to 2 1/4 cups and the cooking time to 30 to 40 minutes; check rice after 30 minutes.

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