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    Home » Dinner » How to Make Perfect White Rice

    How to Make Perfect White Rice

    October 6, 2020 by Carolyn 4 Comments

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    You can finally make long grain white rice perfect every time without a rice cooker!

    how to cook white rice

    Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. In other words, if you click a link and purchase something I will receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and enjoy myself.

    I have finally mastered white rice.

    This may sound unimpressive but if you cook rice without a rice cooker then you know perfect rice is worth celebrating - raising the roof if you will.

    I have tried many recipes with the promise of perfect rice only to end up with white mush or even worse - part mush, part crunch. (How is that even possible?)

    So I did what any desperate cook would do - I bought a butt ton of rice, experimented and figured it out. I now use this recipe every time I cook rice and the best part is you don't have to measure! I know I'm blowing minds here. (Although for the sake of this recipe I did indeed measure.)

    Typically white rice to water ratio is 2:1 but we needn't worry about that here.

    What you will need for this white rice recipe

    You only need three kitchen items:

    1. Handheld strainer
    2. Sauce-pot
    3. Large Bowl

    And three ingredients:

    1. Long grain white rice
    2. Water
    3. Kosher Salt

    If you don't have a handheld strainer this is what it looks like. I love mine. It's great for draining beans, pasta and rice.

    hand held strainer

    How to cook white rice on the stove

    Here's the method:

    1. Soak white rice in a large bowl with cold water. Cover it by an inch.
    2. Meanwhile bring a sauce pot of water to a boil.
    3. Once water is boiling drain bowl of soaking rice into handheld strainer.
    4. Carefully dump strained rice into boiling water.
    5. Boil until it's perfectly cooked - for me this was exactly eleven and a half minutes. You can test how long to cook rice by trying a grain or two. Simply use a slotted spoon to catch a few pieces of rice.
    6. Carefully pour pot of rice back into strainer. Let rice sit for a minute to drain all the liquid.
    7. Throw rice in a large bowl and season with salt.

    It really comes together quickly.

    What do with leftover rice:

    I like to cook a big batch of rice. You typically get three times the amount of dry rice you cook with.

    For example in this recipe 1 cup of long grain rice yields about 3 cups of cooked rice. You can easily double this recipe. Just be sure your sauce pot and bowl are large enough.

    I love love love white rice so half the time I make this recipe I don't even measure and I know it will get used up. I just dump some rice in a bowl to soak and use the method I explained above.

    Rice can last up to seven days in the fridge if stored in an airtight container. You can learn more about storing rice here.

    A couple of my favorite ways to use white rice:

    • Alongside this Creamy Chickpea Curry
    • Underneath a Spicy Black Bean Burger smothered in Chipotle Mayo
    • Basically with any Mexican, Asian or Indian dishes
    how to cook white rice

    Perfect White Rice on the Stove

    Carolyn
    A fail proof way to make long grain white rice
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Servings 3

    Equipment

    • Medium Sauce pot
    • Hand Held Strainer
    • Large Bowl

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Cup long grain white rice
    • 6 Cup water
    • kosher salt
    • water for soaking

    Instructions
     

    • Pour 1 cup of rice into a large bowl and cover with an inch of cool water.
    • Meanwhile, bring 6 cups of water in a medium sauce pot to a boil. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes.
    • Once water in sauce pot is boiling drain bowl of soaking rice over sink into handheld strainer.
    • Carefully transfer rice from handheld strainer into boiling water and boil until rice is perfectly tender. You can use a spatula if needed but i just gently turned the strainer until the rice fell into the water. For me this was exactly eleven and a half minutes.
    • Carefully pour rice and boiling water into handheld strainer over the sink. Let all water drain out.
    • Transfer rice to a large bowl and stir in kosher salt to taste. Enjoy perfectly cooked rice.

    Notes

    Be extremely careful with boiling water as to not burn yourself! 
    Keyword basmati, rice
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    1. Tina

      February 27, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      5 stars
      I am almost 52 yrs old and after all the peeps who have tried to tell me their way to cook rice, I have never been able to do so....until I read this. Bravo! Thank You!!! I did it!!!

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      • Carolyn

        March 02, 2021 at 1:25 pm

        I am so glad to hear this!! It made my day.

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    2. Meghan

      October 11, 2021 at 6:39 pm

      11.5 minutes boiling the rice? I always fail with rice so I'm gonna try this.

      Reply
    3. Molly Ramsey

      May 11, 2022 at 6:09 pm

      can you store this rice and eat later?

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