Cook Rice Right—the Comet Way
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the rice
In a large saucepan, bring 6 cups of water and a pinch of salt to a boil.
Once boiling violently, slowly add 1 cup of Comet Rice.
Continue boiling for 20 minutes or until the grains are soft.
Do not cover the pot to prevent the rice from becoming heavy and soggy.
Drain and hold
Drain the rice in a colander and set it on the back of the stove until ready to serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Comet rice
- Forms the dish itself; its starch softens and swells as it boils in water.
- Water
- Cooks the grains by boiling, carrying heat evenly into each grain until tender.
The step that matters
Do not cover the pot. A covered pot traps steam and holds moisture, so the rice turns heavy and soggy instead of separate, tender grains.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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