BOILED RICE

Do you eat white rice a lot? or do you just eat in occasionally and find it to be a sticky food? well I have never in my life served sticky rice. We have always cooked our rice by boiling ours and draining and rinsing it. If you prepare it this way you will have perfect, non-sticky rice every time. I have attached some pictures to show you steps to perfect rice. Rice is something that can be eaten many ways, you can put just about anything over it. There are at least 10 different types of gravy, we used to eat rice with fried eggs mashed up into it. You can eat it with just a little butter, salt and pepper or some people like it with sugar and a little milk. However you like to eat it when cooked correctly.....it's superb.

Start by filling a pot with water, this particular pot is a 3 Quart pot that I use to cook my rice. I can cook 1 1/2 cups or 2 cups and its really full by the time the rice is done. When the water starts to boil add salt (as the rice directions say) to the water then pour you rice in while stirring. This will keep the rice from sticking together and lumping. Cook rice for 20 minutes. All white rice cooks in 20 minutes so don't over cook or it starts to fall apart. I like long grain white rice and have found it to be the best flavor.

After you pour the rice in the pot turn the flame down to medium so that it won't boil over or the water dehydrate before the rice is done. If you do start to lose water just add a little hot tap water in to make the sure the rice doesn't dry out. Also do not put a lid on the pot, this will make it boil over for sure.  As the rice boils you will see white foam on the top. This the starch being boiled out, this is also what makes your rice sticky. Take a large spoon and simply scoop it off into a bowl or cup you can keep next to the stove while your cooking it.

After 20 minutes pour the rice in to a colander that you have in the sink and start rinsing it with the hottest water available. You will need to rinse it for 3 or 4 minutes to make sure you get all the leftover starch out. Make sure to run the water over all the top area of the colander.

Then just set your colander over the pot as I have here and let it drain for a couple minutes.

You now have a great batch of white rice to use for whatever you desire. Enjoy!!