Boiled Rice
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the rice.
Cook
Add salt to rapidly boiling water.
Add the rice to the boiling water.
Boil uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes.
Stir frequently with a fork to prevent sticking.
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
- Rice
- Its starch absorbs water and softens, forming the tender, separate grains of the finished dish.
The step that matters
Stir frequently with a fork to prevent sticking.. Starch released from the rice surface turns gummy and binds grains together and to the pot. Stirring keeps the grains moving and separated while they absorb water.
“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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