Cooking rice seems pretty easy for most home gourmets until they end up with a mouthful of crunchy undercooked grains because they didn’t cook the rice long enough. After such a mistake it doesn’t seem so easy to put a great bowl of rice on the table. And since rice plays an important role in many cuisines it seems pretty important to get it right.
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How You've Been Cooking Rice WRONG Your Whole Life – BBC
Sometimes solving problems with your rice can be as simple as investing in a good rice cooker. Other challenges however require some troubleshooting to track down the problem. It’s also true that different problems occur at different points in the cooking process. In other words you can cook the rice but you have no idea how to season it or how to simplify the cooking process without sacrificing quality.
The type of rice you work with whether it’s white brown or even leftover rice also affects both the cooking process and the outcome of the dish. The more you know about these differences the better your chances of avoiding the problems altogether. The most serious of these mistakes involves ditching your home-cooked dinner and ordering takeout. With that in mind this post will take a deep dive into the most common mistakes everyone makes when cooking rice and provide practical tips to help you make a great bowl of rice every time.
Garlic. Rosemary. Butter and the like. These are among the herbs spices and seasonings that people add to steamed rice after it’s cooked. But there’s no reason to wait to season your steamed rice. By adding herbs and spices to your rice before it’s steamed you’re infusing the grain with a flavorful infusion that makes it delicious right out of the rice cooker. And you’re not limited to herbs and spices. Replacing the liquid in your rice is both a simple and tasty way to liven up plain white rice. For example try beef chicken or vegetable stock instead of water. Bouillon cubes dropped into your cooking water will have a similar effect.
