How to Cook Stovetop Rice (Unfailing Results Every Time!)
If you want to learn how to make the perfect Stovetop Rice, then this is the recipe for you! It'll give you fluffy, perfectly cooked rice every single time!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword stovetop rice
Prep Time 17 minutesminutes
Cook Time 22 minutesminutes
15 minutesminutes
Total Time 54 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Valya's Taste of Home
Ingredients
Stovetop Rice Recipe Ingredients
3cups- ogranic long white rice
3tbsp.- grass-fed unsalted butter
½tsp.- sea salt
3cups- boiling water
Instructions
How to Prep Stovetop Rice
Start by measuring out the rice and pour it into a large fine mesh strainer. Place the strainer over a large glass bowl under running hot water and rinse it well. Then, fill the bowl with hot water and let the rice soak in the water for about 15 minutes.
Drain the water and rinse the rice well. The water should be somewhat clear when you submerge the rice in the bowl of water on the final rinse.
After the rice has been soaked and rinsed well, allow the rice to drain for about 5 minutes before frying. Empty the glass bowl you used to soak the rice and rest the strainer on it.
Next, fill a tea kettle with water and let it come to a boil. You will need this water to add to fried rice in the cooking process.
While the water is coming to a boil, fry the rice. For the best results, you'll need to boil the water and fry the rice at the same time.
How to Cook Stovetop Rice
Heat a medium saucepan over high heat, reduce the heat to low, then add and melt butter. Next, add the well-drained rice, sprinkle some salt, and fry it for 7 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
Transfer the fried rice to a medium stainless-steel pot. Add water and cover the pot with a lid that does not have an exhaust. This is so that the steam does not escape from the pot during cooking.
Place the pot over high heat. As soon as the rice starts boiling (in about 30 seconds) reduce the heat to low and set the timer for 15 minutes to simmer.
Remove the cooked rice from the stovetop. Fluff the rice with a fork very gently. Cover the pot back with the lid cracked open this time. This will allow the steam to escape and cool air to reduce the moisture of the rice. Let it rest for at least 15 minutes this way.