How To Cook Rice Without Rice Steamer
Soak one cup of rice for 2 3 hours or longer and drain it.
How to cook rice without rice steamer. If your lid isn t too tight first cover pot with foil then top with the lid. Add the rice to a saucepan and cover it with cold water. Soak the rice for 2 3 hours longer if the amount is larger and if your rice is an old crop which has lower moisture content and drain it.
Once the rice starts to boil monitor the rice to make sure the rice water doesn t overspill. Put the pot over the stove on medium high heat. Pour enough fresh cold water into the pan to cover the rice by about 2 inches 5 cm 5 cm.
Place the splatter guard over the pot. Place the splatter guard screen on top of the opening of a pot or a sauté pan with straight sides as shown above which is smaller than the circumference of the splatter screen. 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.
The weave of the basket allows hot steam to rise cooking the rice evenly and beautifully. Alternatively you could also come up with your own type of steaming mechanism like a cloth or mesh that somehow is raised above a pot of water. As you can see that there are multiple ways in which you can cook the perfect steamed rice at home.
Wash the rice 1 2 times this step is to remove extra starch content and then rinse under the water becomes clear. Cover the lid and soak the rice for 20 minutes. Measure the same amount of fresh water and pour it into the pot for brown rice add a little more water.
Just make sure the rice is above the water not touching it. Cover using a tight fitting lid and simmer on a very low heat for 12 minutes. You can also cook steamed rice in a microwave and it is quite handy at times.