How do I cook white rice?

Question

I just moved to a new house, and the stove cooks rice completely different than my old house. I am doing 4 cups water, and cups rice. I am adding oil and salt first and then waiting for it to boil. I then add the cups of rice. I am cooking it for around 30 minutes and the rice on top mainly is still raw. Any suggestions? It is a gas stove. I am baffled.

We are a Dominican family. My husband likes the rice to get "crunchy" at the bottom of the pot. It is called con con. But, now for some reason I cannot get con con or the rice to cook all the way thru. :( It is still hard on the top of the pot.

Answer 1

INGREDIENTS

2 cups water
Salt to taste, about 1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup long grain white rice
Place the water, salt and oil in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and stir once. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off heat and keep covered. Let rest for 5 minutes. Remove cover and fluff with a fork. Serve immediately or keep warm as stated in the notes.

Notes: When cooking any rice, the lid should not be removed because it is actually the steam that cooks the rice. However, no matter how fullproof the method, factors, such as the age of the rice, can affect the amount of water or cooking time. Therefore, near the end of the 20 minutes, I often do lift the lid briefly to see if the rice needs more water or if more needs to evaporate. If there is excess moisture, I partially uncover the rice and continue to cook a few minutes longer. If I have to add a little more water, I don't stir it in. Never stir the rice during cooking, or even when it is completely done, because the grains will stick together. That's why the recipes specifically say to fluff with a fork. If I need to hold the finished rice for a while, I keep it partially covered and do not fluff until use. If I need to hold it longer, I do the same but over a very low heat.

Answer 2

If you are using a rice cooker: 1 cup of white rice(wash rice properly) 1 1/2 cups of water 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon chicken base (Knorr) Put rice cooker on, it will automatically go to warm when the rice is done, just mix with a fork until grains are soft and Viola you are done. Traditional way: 1 cup of white rice(wash rice properly) 1 1/2 cups of water 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon chicken base (Knorr) 1. Bring the rice and water to a boil (or near boil) over medium-high or high heat. Tips on how much water to use are in "Myths and Truths about Cooking Rice." 2. Give the rice a stir with chopsticks to loosen the grains sticking to the bottom. 3. Lower the heat to medium so the rice simmers vigorously. Cook the rice, stirring 2 or 3 times, for a few minutes, or until most of the water appears to have been absorbed and the surface looks glossy and thick. You may also see small craters in the surface. 4. Decrease the heat to low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Invest in a Rice Cooker, in no time you will be cooking rice like a pro. Good luck

Answer 3

Sounds like you're rice to water ratio may be off where you have too much rice and not enough water.

Basically I use a 1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water ratio..
you can adjust the ratio, but I wouldn't go higher than 2 cups of water per cup of rice.

1. Bring water to boil... can add the salt and oil at this point
2. Add rice
3. When water comes back to boil, cover and turn to low to medium low... a light simmer.
Takes about 35 to 45 minutes.

For a crunchy bottom, after the rice is cooked.... turn the heat back up to medium for about 5 minutes.... be careful not to over do it or the rice will taste burned.

Or you can do a 2 pot method... (taught to me by a Persian classmate)

Boil rice for about 10 minutes... and drain about 80% of the liquid.
Heat another pot with some butter or oil on the bottom.
Add the par-cooked rice to the oiled pot and cook on low to low-medium for another 20 minutes.

Answer 4

Having used a gas stove for many years, this is my recommendation. Depending on the size of your saucepan, fill with water until just under halfway. Remember rice ~ white or brown ~ absorb waters quickly so you really do not need too much liquid. And you never need to use equal parts water and rice, always less liquid.

Bring water to the boil and add your rice, stirring continually for the first two to three minutes. White rice cooks very quickly so best that you watch over the saucepan so as it does not dry out and become gluggy.

Rice is cooked, depending on your preference. Hard, slightly Soft, or somewhere in between. Rinse off rice with water if preferred.

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

Answer 5

Two parts water to one part rice. Add just a little oil and your salt. Start with cold water. Let it come to a boil and boil for about 5 minutes. Turn it to low, cover it up and let it cook for about 15-20 more depending on your altitude. It may take a little trying out to find just the right time. But starting with the water cold and bringing it to boil with the rice in it gives it time to begin absorbing the moisture. You can stir it at this time to help as well.

Answer 6

You better cook with rice cooker. With rice cooker, u don't need to add salt or sth like that. U know that, right? If the rice is new, add water less than 1 cup. In my house, at first i cooked the new rice with same amount of water and cups of rice. But when it is done cooking, it is soft and like a soup. Next time, i cooked with less than 1 cup of water than the cups of rice. There we go!!!!

Answer 7

Gas stove.... easy..

Put pot on stove top, add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp of salt, 1/2 tblspn butter or oil. Bring to boil.

Add 1 cup of uncle bens converted rice. Stir once, PLACE LID back tightly, turn heat down to low.

Set timer for 24 minutes... DO NOT LOOK OR OPEN COVER OR PEEK.

After 24 minutes, turn heat off and set timer to 5 minutes.

Rice is perfect. Add 1 pat of butter and fluff and serve..

Answer 8

why do you add oil?
I have a gas stove and 30 min. is way too long for rice.
Boil the water and add equal amounts of rice once the water is boiling - cover and reduce heat. The water should absorb and it shouldn't take more than about 10 min.
you can also use the microwave.

Answer 9

Rice:http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/cachedSearchResults/0,7822,Rice_Recipe,00.html?searchString=Rice&site=food&searchType=Recipe
White Rice:http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/searchResults?searchString=White+Rice&site=food&searchType=Recipe

Answer 10

you should make sure you lower your burner after you add your
rice to the boiling water and do not stir the rice at all