The perfect rice

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 60 g rice
• Water
• Salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 3 minutes; Total time approx. 3 minutes

is dry and loose; how does it work?

Before cooking, wash the rice until the water runs clear; this will make it grainier. Place it in a pot and add enough water to come up to a finger’s width above the rice, which is an average of 1.5–2 cm. This rule also applies when making multiple batches of rice; always add enough water to come up to a finger’s width above the rice. It should be no less, and no more. Then salt the rice. Bring the rice to a boil, then immediately turn the stove down to the lowest setting and cover the pot. The rice will be cooked in 10 minutes (basmati rice, long grain rice takes a little longer). With this method, it’s important not to remove the lid during cooking and not to stir! This will cause so-called “chimneys” to form in the rice. If you’re unsure about the cooking time, you can test a few grains of rice after the end of the cooking time to see if they’re cooked. If not, re-cover and let it cook for 5 minutes longer. By the time the rice is cooked, the water in the pot is gone. This method works wonderfully, and the rice is heavenly fluffy and completely dry.