How to cook the perfect rice
1/2 cup of rice per (average) person.
1 cup of boiling water (per half cup of rice).
Pinch of salt.


Use a small pan, pour boiling water over rice and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and put the lid on the pan. Simmer until water has ALL evaporated (around 11 -12 mins) leaving the lid on all the time. This effectively 'steams' the rice and will guarantee light, fluffy, not too wet, not too dry, not too hard, not too soft, perfectly cooked rice. - For extra yummyness add stock/Knorr Pilau sachet to boiling water before adding to the rice. Flavoured rice is the skinto's meal of choice...
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Fri 28 Dec 2007, 11:01, 4 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

I have an issue with this
if the lid is left on then where will the water evaporate to?
( KernKraft Gosh, there isn't much noise outside today, Tue 15 Jan 2008, 22:49, Reply)

*slaps*
It's absorbed by the rice!
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Wed 16 Jan 2008, 10:20, Reply)

The same rice-to-water proportion works in a microwave
in an 800W microwave I find 15 minutes works best.
( kingofpork is the king of pork, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 10:30, Reply)

Yes
This is how i do it and it guarantees perfectamundo rice every darned time
(chili_kitten Cheese, peas and honey bees, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 11:48, Reply)