How To Cook White Rice In A Pot On The Stove
Once your rice comes to a boil reduce the heat to a simmer.
How to cook white rice in a pot on the stove. Generally you ll want to use a 1 2 ratio of rice to water when cooking rice on the stove. If you rinse the rice reduce the water by 2 tablespoons per cup of rice. However the exact amount of water.
The water needs to be increased to 2 cups to cook rice in microwave. Reduce heat to a simmer cover and cook until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid 16 to 18 minutes check only toward end of cooking time. Add rice butter and a large pinch of salt.
Once you bring your water to a boil and season it with salt and perhaps a bit of butter you ll add your rice and allow the water to just return to a boil. Then you ll quickly reduce the heat cover the pot and keep the water and rice at a simmer which basically means just below the boiling point. Add and boil your water but don t add the rice yet.
Bring water butter and salt to a boil in medium saucepan. Stir in rice and return to a boil over medium high heat. Bring pan back to a simmer then lower heat and cook covered 18 minutes or until.
Cover your pot and leave it until the water is completely absorbed. Many white and brown rice recipes make cooking it look so simple but everyone i know has burned rice at least once or in my mom s case every time. Add your water to the rice in a pot and sprinkle in a little salt.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat bring water to a boil. Pour your rice into a pot. Up to one and a half to two small coffee mugs will adequately feed two people.