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Cooking rice tips

Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:15 pm
Posted by WaWaWeeWa
Member since Oct 2015
15714 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:15 pm
Any tips for cooking long grain rice?

I know this is an amateur level question but when I make long grain rice (Mahatma) it always seems to come out mushy. Why is parboiled rice so much firmer? And what are the pros and cons of each?

This doesn't pertain to jamabalya. I know that would be opening a huge can of worms. Just plain white rice.
Posted by Taffeta
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
1003 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:16 pm to
I wash the rice 3-4 times and then let it soak for 30min-1hr

Then I cook in rice cooker
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
33863 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:19 pm to
Boil water.
Put rice in and cover.
Turn burner to lowest setting. 17 minutes.


Stir rice at 17 minutes.

Turn burner off.
Recover.
Set timer for 5 minutes.

Pretty much perfect everytime.

This post was edited on 7/21/19 at 8:20 pm
Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6938 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:31 pm to
add water to pot (2 cups water to 1 cup rice)

add a teaspoon of salt per cup of rice

bring water to a boil

stir in rice and bring back to a boil

cover and dial the temp back on the stove as far as it will go and set timer for 20 minutes

pull pot off of heat and uncover

let rest for 2-3 minutes then fluff with a fork

season to taste then serve



This post was edited on 7/21/19 at 8:58 pm
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:47 pm to
I toast a cup of Jasmine in about a tablespoon of butter until most are bright white. Add 2 cups of water, cut to low heat, simmer for 15-20, I do this is a pot with a clear lid so it's more of a judgment thing. When it looks like most of the water is gone, take it off the heat completely and sit for about 5 minutes. Fluff with fork and serve.
Posted by rmc
Truth or Consequences
Member since Sep 2004
27401 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:53 pm to
I love sticky rice.

1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water. Dash of salt. A bay leaf or two.

Put all of it in and bring to a boil over medium high heat until it boils. Stir while getting to a boil. After it boils cut to low and cover for 15. After 15 fluff and eat.
This post was edited on 7/21/19 at 8:53 pm
Posted by WaWaWeeWa
Member since Oct 2015
15714 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 8:57 pm to
Is there any possible way that it can come out like parboiled rice? Or is that a completely different process?
Posted by Potchafa
Avoyelles
Member since Jul 2016
4649 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 9:34 pm to
1: Clean rice.
2: No matter the amount of rice, put one index finger knuckle of water above the rice.
3: One cap full of vinegar.
4: Dash of salt........cook dat!
Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6938 posts
Posted on 7/21/19 at 9:36 pm to
I've never cooked with parboiled rice.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 6:18 am to
Stir rice for 30 seconds after it comes to a boil

Nothing sticks after that
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 6:35 am to
No, regular rice will never taste like parboiled. If that’s the texture you want, then buy Uncle Bens.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52752 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 6:38 am to
I use the Justin Wilson method or a rice cooker.
Posted by TechBullDawg
Member since May 2014
2814 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 7:19 am to
a few strands of Saffron to cooking rice does wonders
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 9:06 am to
quote:

Stir rice for 30 seconds after it comes to a boil Nothing sticks after that

Agree I stir until the rice doesn’t stick to the spoon, usually around that long give or take.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87989 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 9:38 am to
Set it, and forget it.

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