[Food] The "how to cook rice debate"

[Questions]

Only good with Basmati but I know I have to be brave and take it out just a bit earlier than when it’s perfect. It cooks that last bit from pan to sieve to plate.

 

[BNthree]

In a ricecooker.

 

[Flex Your Head]

90 seconds in a microwave, 39p a bag. Cheating and clearly not for the purists, but just sooo bloody convenient!

 

[Questions]

90 seconds in a microwave, 39p a bag. Cheating and clearly not for the purists, but just sooo bloody convenient!

I’ve been to your depths as well my child. You will return.

 

[Yoda]

This is a fail safe method and will give you perfect rice every time. All you will need is 300ml or water, 150g or basmati rice & a non-stick saucepan with a lid

Boil the water in the saucepan. Add the rice put the lid on and do not remove until done. Cook for ten minutes. Remove the pan from the heat for another ten minutes (this finishes cooking the rice in it's steam). Remove the lid and fluff the rice up and serve.

 

[Yoda]

Uncle Roger knows.

If your rice too wet, you **** up. If your rice too dry, you **** as well.

 

[Chinman3000]

2/1 water to rice ratio (eg 100g rice / 200ml water)
Bring to boil simmer on medium low for 10mins with lid on.
Take off heat, leave for another 10 (don't touch lid)
Fluff and it's done.

Sorry but other methods are wrong

 

[Iford Albion]

Great thread.

Which Albion player cooks the best rice? What kind of rice is it? Would you like some?

I think Bernardo would put something good together for one of his BBQs. Bit spicy. Very nice rice but might not be to everyone's taste if it had sultanas in it. Ben white probably relies on his girlfriend or mum to do it. Big Shane? Dunky? The new Polish duo? Ali J can't be ruled out.

Could get nasty. Over to you.

 

[um bongo molongo]

Can’t believe no one has said steamed. Steaming WAY better in my opinion. I bought a steamer about 5 years ago with a little plastic tray for the rice. 20 mins steaming. Lovely fluffy rice. I usually put it in a cup and then turn it upside down on the plate so you get a nice neat mound like in Thai restaurants.

 

[Questions]

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[Questions]

Great thread.

Which Albion player cooks the best rice? What kind of rice is it? Would you like some?

I think Bernardo would put something good together for one of his BBQs. Bit spicy. Very nice rice but might not be to everyone's taste if it had sultanas in it. Ben white probably relies on his girlfriend or mum to do it. Big Shane? Dunky? The new Polish duo? Ali J can't be ruled out.

Could get nasty. Over to you.

AJ would flatter to deceive with too many grainy pulses and flatbreads.

 

[Iford Albion]

But every so often be would pull off a world class pilaf

Given time in the kitchen he could deliver more consistently

 

[Birdie Boy]

Steamed or boiled. My missus spoke to a Chinese guy who said he can't believe how English can't do rice and said it is a catastrophe. She asked how to cook it and all he said was one knuckle deep of water above the rice line. That's it. Not how long to cook, boil first, nothing.

Anyway, a few have mentioned soaking the rice first, I read that this is not necessary anymore and most packets of rice don't mention this in the instructions. I do sometimes soak it after though, depending on how I feel really.

 

[ShanklySeagull]

I can't believe all this saucepan use!! Just follow this for perfect rice;

Take glass bowl and fill with required amount of rice.
Pour in boiling water and cover to a level 1" above the rice.
Cover with cling film and punch several holes in the top.
Microwave on high for 9 mins (based on two and a half mugs of rice)
Then microwave on low for 9 more mins
Take out, fluff with fork and serve.

Perfect every time. One mug of rice would be 8 mins each and three and a half mugs would be 10 mins each.
We cook rice 4-5 per week and use thai fragrant rice, but it works well with jasmine or basmati.

 

[Blinkers]

2/1 water to rice ratio (eg 100g rice / 200ml water)
Bring to boil simmer on medium low for 10mins with lid on.
Take off heat, leave for another 10 (don't touch lid)
Fluff and it's done.

Sorry but other methods are wrong

Exactly how I do it but wash the starch out with the rice in a sieve first. Cooked with a reasonable knob of butter and a pinch of salt. Optionally, a few strands of saffron for colour, aroma and taste.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

Rice cooker, which I’ve used at least twice a week for over 25 years. Put rice on first before you start cooking anything else. Wash rice several times until water clear. Add water to the right level marked inside the pan. Add salt and if you want to be fancy add cardamom pods and turmeric or saffron. Switch on cooker, once rice is cooked leave to warm for 15 minutes or longer depending on how long it takes to cook the Thai green curry or whatever it is you are making.

 

[Marshy]

nothing wrong with micro rice. Snobs the lot of you !

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53me-ICi_f8

 

[nicko31]

Weigh price in saucepan, wash it, add water until total weight is x3 the rice, ie 200g rice, rice + water = 600g

Bring to boil, reduce to very low with tight lid, leave for 20 mins, rest for 5

Perfect, who needs a rice cooker.

If any left over rapid cool it and put it in the fridge, rice could be a shocker for food poisoning

 

[Is it PotG?]

Some of these cooking times are scary.

Being a 'right on' kind of forum, I assume we're all advocates of the healthy brown rice, not the iffy white variety.

Brown rice would still be rock solid.