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How to boil rice
Rice makers are great if you own one. But here's how to make perfect rice in a simple saucepan.
Our friend who lived in Thailand taught us this method and we’ve used it for years.
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 Scales or cups to measure
- 1 wooden or plastic spoon
Ingredients
- Rice
- Water
Instructions
- Measure out your rice. We recommend about 70g per person, which is about 1/3 cup. So if you're doing 4 people, aim for 280g or 1 + 1/3 cups. Put your rice in to a saucepan
- Pour water from the tap over so it covers the rice and swirl around with your hands until the water is white and cloudy (this is so we can wash the starch out of the rice so its not so stodgy).
- Pour the water out carefully into the sink – you can either do it carefully and the rice should stay in the pan, or hold a saucepan lid over it leaving a small gap
- Repeat this until the water you are washing the rice with runs clear because you have washed all the starch off. You could of course wash the rice in a sieve, but this approach works and saves extra washing up!
- Pour cold water from the tap over the rice so it covers it and the level is about 1cm above the rice
- Place your pot of rice on the stove and turn the heat on to a low to medium setting (you DO NOT want it high or the water will boil away faster than it cooks the rice)
- Cover the pan with a lid and let the rice simmer until there is no more to very little water left in the pan. It takes a good 15-20 minutes, maybe longer. As the water has almost fully gone (a glass lid helps, if you don't have one just take a peek), watch it carefully for the final bubbles of water to disappear.
- Once there is no more water left, turn the heat off. Do not keep applying heat or you'll burn the rice to the pan. DO NOT take the lid off at this stage. You want the hot air inside to do the next bit…
- Leave the lid on the rice to let it steam and leave it until you serve up your meal. It should still be hot enough, and once you take the lid off, fluff it up with a fork. You should end up with really good quality rice.
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