How to cook crumbly rice

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A cereal such as rice is a truly unique product, because it is used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. Rice is cooked as a side dish, soups are made from it, as well as delicious and aromatic pilaf.

It may seem to many that it is not difficult to cook this cereal, but some housewives complain that they do not get such a tasty side dish as they would like. Therefore, we will talk in more detail about how to properly cook rice for a side dish so that it is crumbly, and the finished dish turns out to be very tasty.

Basic rules for cooking rice for a side dish

Rice goes well with various types of vegetables, as well as with meat and fish, it is very tasty to mix rice with vegetables. But in order to get a really tasty dish, you should cook the cereal correctly, the rice should turn out to be quite crumbly and well-cooked.

To prepare a delicious side dish, you should learn the basic rules for cooking rice.

For cooking use:

• rice groats - 1 glass;
• salt and butter to taste;
• purified water - 2 glasses.

The process of cooking cereals:

1. Many housewives know that cereals contain a large amount of starch, it is this substance that makes the cereals sticky after cooking. To remove excess starch, it is enough to rinse the cereal with water so many times so that the water becomes transparent, it is convenient to do this with a colander.
2. Pour the required amount of water into a small saucepan, then close the lid and light the fire. Wait until the water begins to boil, and then add salt to it to taste.
3. Rice groats are poured into boiling water, then the lid is well closed and the rice is left to cook until all the water has boiled away. Chefs recommend, in general, not to open the lid during cooking, and also not to interfere with the side dish.
4. For the first five minutes, cooking is done over high heat, after which the flame is reduced and the side dish is continued to cook for two minutes over medium heat. After that, the heat is reduced to a minimum and the rice is cooked until cooked for about two minutes.
5. After the fire has been turned off, you should not open the lid of the pan, the rice should be infused for about ten minutes more.
6. After that, butter is added to the side dish and served with meat or fish.

Chinese recipe for cooking round grain rice

Round rice is usually used for preparing various cereals or desserts; this type of cereal turns out to be soft and sticky, since it contains a lot of starch. The Chinese and Japanese often cook rice, for this reason they know very well how to make cereals crumbly and tasty.

It is worth noting that in this recipe it is important to accurately observe all proportions and cooking time of cereals.

To properly cook the product, you need to take 2 parts of rice for three parts of water. The cereals are first thoroughly washed in water several times to remove excess starch, after which the rice is poured into boiling water and the pan is covered with a lid.

The cooking process should take exactly twelve minutes, this time will have to be divided into three stages:

• the first three minutes, the cereal is cooked over high heat;
• then for seven minutes the side dish is cooked over medium flame;
• the last two minutes, cooking continues on a minimum heat.

After that, turn off the fire and leave the rice to brew under the lid for another twelve minutes. When this time has expired, you can open the container with the side dish, add the required amount of salt and butter there, mix everything.

Steamed rice cooking rules

If you cook such a product correctly, then it will be able to retain its benefits, and it will also turn out to be very tasty. This kind of rice goes through special processing, that's why it is called parboiled. Groats have high benefits for the body, but the rules for preparing such a product differ from ordinary rice.

It is worth explaining in more detail how to cook parboiled rice:

the groats are thoroughly washed in water several times, and then filled with cold water for thirty minutes;

• then the water is drained, and the cereals are poured into a small saucepan;
• the product is poured with water, while using a ratio of 1 to 1, 25, as a result, there will be a little more water than rice;

• light a fire on the stove and bring the side dish to a boil over a strong flame, after which the fire is reduced;
• after reducing the flame, the cereal is covered with a lid and cooked for 25 minutes.

Season the cooked rice with a little oil and add salt to taste. You can serve rice with vegetables or cook cutlets as a meat dish.

Frequent mistakes

Often housewives make certain mistakes, due to which the rice turns out to be viscous and tasteless. For example, the wrong cookware is used for cooking, or the wrong kind of rice is used for the side dish.

It is difficult to cook a rather crumbly side dish from round cereals; it is better to use long-grain rice. With excessive heating, the cereal will not have time to boil enough, therefore, at the last stage, cooking is carried out over low heat.