How do you cook White Rice?

[ShiShiShi]

I eat rice pretty much every day and having a rice cooker over the years can keep your cooked rice in ready-to-eat condition for as long as 3-4 days in a pinch lol

I even take out the cooked rice to add oil and heat it up for some scrambled eggs/fried eggs in 2-3 min, mixing back in the cooked rice to make a quick fried rice of sorts

Have you ever had tamago kake gohan?

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Have you ever had tamago kake gohan?

yes but on my own time since my Vietnamese family hates raw foods (Warchief Sanji when he was here could also attest). I usually add some chili oil to add some depth, nori and plenty of scallions/green onion

 

[K!NG HARA$H!MA]

I got married.

Me too

 

[MangoSenpai]

actually becomes a really nice topping for soups/salads/etc if done right

https://cookingontheweekends.com/spicy-crispy-rice-recipe-2/

Yeah, well, that rice has already been cooked once.

Not thrown raw in a air fryer for 20 min and had grease on it POST-COOKING

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

I rarely cook rice with a stovetop since I only have stainless steel pots/pans and the rice sticks to the pots 99.9% of the time even if you time it right/prevent it from ever burning, and washing/scraping it out is an inconvenience.

the rice that sticks to the bottom is the best part tho

I got married.

My condolences

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

the rice that sticks to the bottom is the best part tho

In a cast iron, clay pot or non stick? Sure

It sticks like super glue in stainless steel and takes hours to clean off or even remove after soaking it in hot or warm water (sponges are basically useless when dealing with this)

Yeah, well, that rice has already been cooked once.

Not thrown raw in a air fryer for 20 min and had grease on it POST-COOKING

Close enough 🤭

 

[Bullet]

1. Wash it and let it stay in the water for a few hours
2. Add water to halfway point of your pot and let it boil
3. Add the rice + salt
4. After it softens up a bit throw away the water and wash your rice again with cold water
5. Add some oil to the pot (you can put some slices of bread or potato under the rice)
6. Add your rice again and let it cook for around 50 minutes on low flames

 

[Ar1sE1998]

Asian way ez

 

[AL sama]

1. Wash it and let it stay in the water for a few hours
2. Add water to halfway point of your pot and let it boil
3. Add the rice + salt
4. After it softens up a bit throw away the water and wash your rice again with cold water
5. Add some oil to the pot (you can put some slices of bread or potato under the rice)
6. Add your rice again and let it cook for around 50 minutes on low flames

so you waste 3 hours to cook something that can be cooked within 30 minutes??

also that doesn't sound like plain white rice

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

so you waste 3 hours to cook something that can be cooked within 30 minutes??

Slow cooking preserves more nutrients

 

[AL sama]

Slow cooking preserves more nutrients

read his process again lolis

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

read his process again lolis

Rinsing rice/lentils/beans and then throwing the water away reduces anti nutrients
And read point 6 again As Lama

 

[AL sama]

Rinsing rice/lentils/beans and then throwing the water away reduces anti nutrients
And read point 6 again As Lama

wash the rice

then cook it with water for 15 to 20 minutes with a lid on

once it starts bubbling pour out the liquid and cook the rice for 5 more minutes and its all done

that's how we do it in my country

lolis read this

 

[DarkestKnightofSpoilers]

Me too

 

[Ravagerblade]

Slightly off topic...
I Don't really cook much or any rice. Oof

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

lolis read this

stop arguing, chill and eat your rice as Lama

 

[Bullet]

so you waste 3 hours to cook something that can be cooked within 30 minutes??

also that doesn't sound like plain white rice

What 3 hours lol
It has a few steps each taking barely 5 minutes
You just have to remember to comeback and do the next step at the right time
Put the rice in the water and come back to cook it after a few hours that took you what? Barely 2 minutes
Boil the water and wash the rice 5 minutes tops
Comeback 15 minutes later, wash it again, add the oil and let it stay like that for 50 minutes to an hour
Add it all up and it's 15 minutes

 

[MangoSenpai]

so you waste 3 hours to cook something that can be cooked within 30 minutes??

also that doesn't sound like plain white rice

The argument for this is that rice from certain places (in america) might be contaminated with arsenic, and this way you're able to get most of it out.

But generally speaking it's not neccesary

 

[AL sama]

What 3 hours lol
It has a few steps each taking barely 5 minutes
You just have to remember to comeback and do the next step at the right time
Put the rice in the water and come back to cook it after a few hours that took you what? Barely 2 minutes
Boil the water and wash the rice 5 minutes tops
Comeback 15 minutes later, wash it again, add the oil and let it stay like that for 50 minutes to an hour
Add it all up and it's 15 minutes

still too much lol

The argument for this is that rice from certain places (in america) might be contaminated with arsenic, and this way you're able to get most of it out.

But generally speaking it's not neccesary

ah didn't know that

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

What 3 hours lol
It has a few steps each taking barely 5 minutes
You just have to remember to comeback and do the next step at the right time
Put the rice in the water and come back to cook it after a few hours that took you what? Barely 2 minutes
Boil the water and wash the rice 5 minutes tops
Comeback 15 minutes later, wash it again, add the oil and let it stay like that for 50 minutes to an hour
Add it all up and it's 15 minutes

the point is that like @AL sama said, you still need to dedicate your full attention with this process (setting a timer and remembering when it ends) and periodically come back w/o being able to do anything else, which isn't really possible if you work 8-9 hour workdays. On the weekends, sure but for most people, a rice cooker gets the job done in significantly less time and micromanagement

The argument for this is that rice from certain places (in america) might be contaminated with arsenic, and this way you're able to get most of it out.

But generally speaking it's not neccesary

this isn't really an issue if you stick to either jasmine (from thailand), basmati or Japanese short-grain rice and its never gotten to the point where it's a massive issue in the US (aka you won't die on the spot if you cook rice w/o soaking it for a long time). In short, mostly a non-issue that seems to always be brought up as a concern by people that don't even live in the US themselves

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also

Fish, shellfish, meat, poultry, dairy products and cereals can also be dietary sources of arsenic, although exposure from these foods is generally much lower compared to exposure through contaminated groundwater (prevalent 40+ years ago but not in current times). In seafood, arsenic is mainly found in its less toxic organic form.