Rice Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and add the rice
Wipe the rice with a dry cloth.
Add the rice in small portions to the hot soup, ensuring it continues to boil.
Clear soup variation
For a clear soup, wash the rice and boil it in water for 5 minutes, then drain.
Add the drained rice to boiling stock or broth, covering it until tender, then drain again.
Finish
Drop the rice into the soup and let it sit for a few minutes before serving without simmering.
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
- Absorbs liquid and softens as it cooks, adding body and bulk to the soup.
The step that matters
Letting the rice sit without simmering. Rice keeps absorbing liquid and softening after it goes in, so it can turn mushy if the soup keeps boiling. Holding the soup just off the simmer lets the rice finish gently.
“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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