Learn how to cook rice properly

Each housewife knows that for the preparation of various dishes, different varieties of rice are used. To ensure that during the boiling process the rice was not stuck together, but scattered, it is best to take basmati rice. It has long grains of beautiful shape and when cooked it turns out very fragrant and beautiful. A significant drawback is its high cost, but, believe me, you will not regret it.

How to properly cook rice, every housewife should know. The first rule is to take the measuring cup to determine the amount of rice taken . The second rule is that the amount of water added to the rice should be more in the widow than the amount taken. Water can be replaced with broth. These rules must be observed in order to properly cook friable rice.

In order for rice to cook quickly, it is advisable to have a large voluminous pan in the household, since the rice layer should be thin, and the space occupied by it is sufficiently large. Since it is necessary to properly cook the rice with the lid closed, therefore, select a suitable size lid so that it completely covers the frying pan. After the preliminary preparation, let's start cooking.

1) Pour vegetable oil on the bottom of the pan. Since it is necessary to cook rice with a garnish in view of the beautiful serving on the table, it is recommended to fry the finely chopped onion with warmed oil. Some housewives prefer to fry onions and add to it pre-cooked vegetables (string beans, corn, peas), and some even refuse any additives. Even if you cook without vegetables, mix the oil with rice so that it is completely soaked. This will prevent the grains from sticking together. Recommendation: do not wash the rice - it has already been washed in the factory, and additional heat treatment will become a secondary "disinfection" of your dish.

2) After a small roasting of rice, add to it hot and salted water (1 teaspoon per 150 ml of water). You need to know how to cook rice for garnish, and it is better to do it on broth, the taste of which should correspond to the taste of meat served with it: if rice is garnish to fish, then broth should be fish if beef is beef, etc. Give up the bouillon cubes, as they lose the aroma of rice itself.

3) Since it is necessary to cook rice correctly in a closed pan, then after adding liquid, it is stirred only once to avoid the starch precipitation leading to the coalescence of the grains. After that, cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to a minimum and set the timer to a quarter of an hour, if using white rice, for 40 minutes, if basmati .. Now you have time to prepare another dish, read a new book, watch the series, etc. .

4) Check the rice availability after the allotted time - if the grain is solid, continue to cook.

5) After mastering the process, how to properly cook rice, as well as the belief in its readiness, remove the pan from the stove, replace the lid with a towel that will absorb the remains of moisture. Keep the towel for about 10-15 minutes.

Before serving, loosen rice with a fork or scapula, pour it on a large dish, or serve immediately with meat.

If you are less choosy to the cooking mistress, then you can properly cook friable rice in a pan with the calculation of 1 glass of rice for 1.5 glasses of water. Water can be replaced with broth or use a broth cube, dissolving it in water. Be sure to add butter, which will make the rice crumbly. Cover the saucepan tightly with a lid and keep on the smallest fire for a quarter of an hour, then remove and let the rice "get". The lid is not needed to open, so as not to release valuable heat.

Any hostess with the help of this recipe will be able to turn lunch or dinner into a holiday. Do not delay for a long time, try it today.