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Rice Cooking Tips For A Delicious And Nutritious Meal
By Jennifer Bowers
Rice cooking tips include the most efficient and the most wasteful
ways to cook rice. You can boil rice and use 12 times as much
water and lose some of the nutrients, or you can steam rice with
2 and half cups of water and keep all the nutrients intact.
Many of the natural tastes and flavours remain with steamed rice
and this may be the reason many people are now switching to steamed
rice, with steamed vegetables to make a delicious meal.
A third method to cook rice is the Japanese method, and you can
review your options with all three cooking methods, with better
rice cooking tips.
The Top 3 Methods Of Cooking Rice
Rice may be cooked by 3 methods, each of which requires a different
proportion of water. These methods are boiling, which requires
12 times as much water as rice; the Japanese method, which requires
5 times as much; and steaming, which requires 2-1/2 times as much.
Whichever of these methods is used, however, it should be remembered
that the rice grains, when properly cooked, must be whole and
distinct. To give them this form and prevent the rice from having
a pasty appearance, this cereal should not be stirred too much
in cooking nor should it be cooked too long.
The Simplest Method Is Boiled Rice
Boiling is about the simplest way. Properly boiled rice not
only forms a valuable dish itself, but is an excellent foundation
for other dishes that may be served at any meal. The water in
which rice is boiled should not be wasted, as it contains much
nutritive material.
This water may be utilized in the preparation of soups or sauces,
or it may even be used to supply the liquid required in the making
of yeast bread.
How To Make Boiled Rice
(Sufficient to Serve Eight)
1 c. rice ; 3 tsp. Salt; 3 qt. boiling water
Wash the rice carefully and add it to the boiling salted water.
Boil rapidly until the water begins to appear milky because of
the starch coming out of the rice into the water or until a grain
can be easily crushed between the fingers.
Drain the cooked rice through a colander, and then pour cold
water over the rice in the colander, so as to wash out the loose
starch and leave each grain distinct. Reheat the rice by shaking
it over the fire, and serve hot with butter, gravy, or cream or
milk and sugar.
The Japanese Method Is A More Economical Way Of Cooking Rice
Rice prepared by the Japanese method may be used in the same
ways as boiled rice. However, unless some use is to be made of
the liquid from boiled rice, the Japanese method has the advantage
of being a more economical way of cooking this cereal.
How To Cook With The Japanese Method
(Sufficient to Serve Eight)
1 c. rice ; 1-1/2 tsp. Salt; 5 c. boiling water
Wash the rice, add it to the boiling salted water, and boil slowly
for 15 minutes. Then cover the utensil in which the rice is cooking
and place it in the oven for 15 minutes more, in order to evaporate
the water more completely and make the grains soft without being
mushy. Serve in the same way as boiled rice.
Cooking Time Is Longer With Steamed Rice
To steam rice requires more time than either of the preceding
cooking methods, but it causes no loss of food material. Then,
too, unless the rice is stirred too much while it is steaming,
it will have a better appearance than rice cooked by the other
methods. As in the case of boiled rice, steamed rice may be used
as the foundation for a variety of dishes and may be served in
any meal.
How To Make Steamed Rice
(Sufficient to Serve Six)
1 c. rice; 1-1/2 tsp. Salt 2-1/2 c. water
Wash the rice carefully and add it to the boiling salted water.
Cook it for 5 minutes and then place it in a double boiler and
allow it to cook until it is soft. Keep the cooking utensil covered
and do not stir the rice. About 1 hour will be required to cook
rice in this way. Serve in the same way as boiled rice.
Keeping All The Nutrients Intact
Steaming rice is favoured by those who like to keep all the nutrients
in their rice. Boiling rice loses some of the nutrients in the
cooking process. If you like to eat your rice the most nutritional
way, then steamed rice may be the best choice.
Especially if you like to steam your vegetables and herbs. Adding
steamed vegetables and herbs to your dish, will make the meal
much more tasty, when all the flavours and nutrients are intact.
The next time you want to cook a meal with rice as one of the
main ingredients, you should try steaming the rice as a new cooking
method. You will taste the difference and your family will be
grateful for the better tasting rice in your meal. There are many
ways to cook rice, but you can create a meal with some of the
easiest rice cooking tips.
About the Author:
Jennifer Bowers has written articles on cooking, kitchen tools, food, cookies, coffee and party ideas including
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Did You Know?
What are some terms used in cooking that I should know?
The most basic terms come in the form of
abbreviations. You must know the difference between a teaspoon
(tsp) and a tablespoon (tbsp). Most cookbooks offer conversion
charts for the metric system.
If you are in doubt as to how many liters
in a quart there are, look it up. Other terms such as fry, braise,
boil, sear, and simmer are also useful to know.
Luckily, most beginners' cookbooks give
definitions of such terms. There are also many websites such as
www.about.com
and www.foodnetwork.com
that give hints, tips and definitions.
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