How To Cook Rice Without Rice Cooker
After washing the rice a last time drain out the remaining water.
How to cook rice without rice cooker. After all a covered pot on a stove is the original rice cooker. Using the right amount of water thoroughly rinsing white rice and letting the rice steam off heat for 15 minutes before serving. Electronic ones were just invented to automate the process.
Add the rice to a saucepan and cover it with cold water. Pour enough fresh cold water into the pan to cover the rice by about 2 inches 5 cm 5 cm. Bring the pot to boil on high heat then once boiled turn the heat down to low.
Leave the rice to cook on low heat for 12 minutes. Once the liquid comes to a boil turn the heat to low cover and cook for around 10 15 minutes white rice or 20 25 minutes brown rice. There are three key tricks to not messing up stovetop rice.
Pour 2 cups of water into the drained rice. Put the pot over the stove on medium high heat.