'Fluffy' white rice (e.g. Chinese food places)

[Jeeebus]

I really dig the dry, puffy/fluffy/airy white rice you get at Chinese/Japanese places. All white rice my wife cooks at home is usually watery and nowhere near that consistency. Does it require a rice cooker to make fluffy white rice?

 

[ponyo]

Chinese and Japanese rices are nothing alike. If you want dry rice, buy the Chinese long grain. If you want sticky rice, buy the Japanese short grain. Type of cooker can make small difference but the biggest difference is the type of grain.

 

[dank69]

No

 

[PingviN]

Steam it.

Fluff it up with a fork.

Let it sit for a couple of minutes with no lid on.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Rice cooker makes it easier. Tell your wife to use less water and buy your rice at an Asian market. Not the stuff you get at Vons or something.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I really dig the dry, puffy/fluffy/airy white rice you get at Chinese/Japanese places. All white rice my wife cooks at home is usually watery and nowhere near that consistency. Does it require a rice cooker to make fluffy white rice?

LOL! :biggrin:

Rice is probably one of the easiest things you can cook. It definitely does not require a rice cooker.

 

[Imp]

The rice we like comes from some other Asian country that isn't China or Japan... Thailand?

P.S. I used to hate rice found at supermarkets, but now love it. Fat dense grains with a sort of weird aftertaste.

 

[webdave]

If you cook it on the stove, let it sit for at least 5 minutes after it is cooked with the lid on. Then fluff it with a fork and let it sit for a few more minutes. That is the best way I've found to replicate it.

 

[preslove]

Get jasmine rice and follow the instructions on the bag.

 

[smackababy]

LOL! :biggrin:

Rice is probably one of the easiest things you can cook. It definitely does not require a rice cooker.

Rice, not in a rice cooker, is a pain in the ass. Mainly due to you having to simmer it for a long time and constantly stir it so the bottom doesn't burn.

 

[dighn]

Get jasmine rice and follow the instructions on the bag.

jasmine rice ftw. a rice cooker also helps.

 

[Ns1]

Not all rice cookers are created equal.

Step 1: buy rice that isn't the cheapest you can find
Step 2: use the "dry" function on your non-shitty rice cooker

Viola, perfect rice everytime

Inb4 white people proclaiming cooking rice on stove just as easy and consistent

/edit

Shit I see Jules got here already.

 

[smackababy]

Inb4 white people proclaiming cooking rice on stove just as easy and consistent

/edit

Shit I see Jules got here already.

Can't just be white people; it is pretty much anyone who has never actually cooked rice on the stove. A rice cooker is literally, set it and forget it. Even the shittiest of rice cookers makes decent enough rice (you have to learn the amount of water to put in to make dryer rice).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Rice, not in a rice cooker, is a pain in the ass. Mainly due to you having to simmer it for a long time and constantly stir it so the bottom doesn't burn.

:whiste: You should never stir rice while it is cooking. If you do this you are using too much heat.

 

[andylawcc]

Viola, perfect rice everytime

Inb4 white people proclaiming cooking rice on stove just as easy and consistent

/edit

Shit I see Jules got here already.

shittttt....


i did see a white chef do it with a pan on a stove. While it was bad ass, every Asian use a rice cooker.

 

[ThinClient]

Get a pot and a lid that fits. Put two cups of water into the pot and bring it to a boil. As soon as it boils (not just a bubble, but bubbling boil), turn it down to low, dump in one cup of rice and quickly spread it evenly. Then put the lid on and let it sit for 20 minutes and do not touch it. Bam, done. No rice cooker needed.

If you do this a few times and it keeps coming out hard, tack on an additional 5 minutes to the simmer stage. If you're cooking brown rice, you'll need to simmer it 30-35 minutes instead.

 

[pontifex]

I use instant rice (minute rice I think) and cook on the stove. Usually equal parts water and rice. Heat water until boiling, throw in rice, cover, turn off heat, let it sit on the turned off burner covered for a little while, maybe fluff every so often.

 

[ponyo]

Get jasmine rice and follow the instructions on the bag.

They don't serve jasmine rice at Chinese/Japanese restaurants.

 

[pontifex]

Get jasmine rice and follow the instructions on the bag.

tried that, rice always comes out hard if i follow the directions, like it's not even cooked.

 

[JulesMaximus]

shittttt....


i did see a white chef do it with a pan on a stove. While it was bad ass, every Asian use a rice cooker.

Why use a simple pot with a lid when you can have a bulky and expensive appliance to do basically the same thing? :whiste:

 

[ponyo]

Why use a simple pot with a lid when you can have a bulky and expensive appliance to do basically the same thing? :whiste:

You eat like one pound of rice a year. I wouldn't mess with rice cooker if I ate rice as infrequent as you. They make Uncle Ben rice for people like you.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I'm Filipino. Here's how I make rice.

2 cups of jasmine rice in a pot
4 cups of water in the same pot
bring to boil
turn heat down to lowest setting
cover
wait 20 minutes
eat rice

I do this 2 or 3 times a week. There are literally no other steps (mixing, stirring, etc).

 

[jaedaliu]

They don't serve jasmine rice at Chinese/Japanese restaurants.

Then what do they serve?

I'm pretty sure the chinese places in southern california mostly serve jasmine rice when you order white rice. my parents typically use a shorter grain calrose. But then again, they no longer cook white rice due to the high glycemic index.

 

[Yongsta]

Why use a simple pot with a lid when you can have a bulky and expensive appliance to do basically the same thing? :whiste:

Asians eat a lot of rice and talk about convenience. Put a lot of rice in a rice cooker enough to last for 2-3 days (keep heated) for a family or cook it every time (9 times over a period of 3 days). Why do people buy coffee makers when they can make coffee without it?

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Why use a simple pot with a lid when you can have a bulky and expensive appliance to do basically the same thing? :whiste:

Because its a pain in the ass to cook on the stove every day for multiple meals a day.