How to cook rice?

No wonder they say that "the taste and color of comradesno". There are a lot of ways to prepare rice and to say which of them is the most "right" is impossible. But still there are several traditional rules of "rice" that will help to cook dishes from rice more tasty and useful.

To begin with, you should choose the right sort of rice according to the dish you need to cook. And the choice of rice is really rich! So, The most popular variety of rice is long-grain (long-grained). This rice is used to make crumbly cereals, which are good as a side dish to meat or fish.

Medium grain rice is suitable for viscous cereals, is added to soups, it is used in the preparation of risotto. To boil a friable garnish from such rice is a very difficult task.

Round grain rice goes for puddings and casseroles, and is also ideal for cookingsuch a dish of Japanese cuisine as sushi (sushi). In Japan itself, round-grained rice of a special kind is used, which has increased stickiness. In the domestic environment, the usual round grain rice is used for sushi.

Before preparing any important to prepare correctly. So, much attention should be paid to rinsing rice - it is performed for almost all dishes, except perhaps risotto.

Rinse rice is necessary to remove debris, dust, excess starch. You can wash rice as under running water,pouring it into a sieve, and in a deep bowl, filling it with cold water. Rinse the rice in a bowl 3-5 times, each time pouring fresh water. The last water should remain clean.

You can also soak the rice before cooking This will allow him to cook more quickly and becomemore friable. Soak the rice in cold water for about 30 minutes, from the calculation of 2 parts water to 1 part rice. Then the water is drained, and the rice is lightly dried on a towel.

How to cook rice for garnish?

To properly cook rice for garnish, you need to take one piece of rice and two parts of water. Rice pre-rinse, then pour into a saucepan, pour cold water, add salt and put on medium heat. With occasional stirring, rice should be cooked for 20 minutes.

As you prepare the rice you need to try: for a garnish, he should remain very smallundercooked. After the rice is ready, it must be washed, otherwise the rice will stick together and cease to be crumbly. If the rice is for garnish, then you can add a little oil to it.

How correctly to cook rice for risotto?

For cooking risotto rice should be poured into a frying pan and lightly fried. Then water should be added to the rice - it mustcover the rice. When part of the water boils and evaporates, you should try the rice - is it ready? If rice is not yet ready, then another portion of water should be added - repeat this operation until the rice is ready.

Depending on the particular risotto recipe, in rice you can add additional ingredients, such as green peas, canned corn, pieces of chicken meat, etc.

How to cook rice for rolls and sushi?

Preparation of rice in Japanese cuisine is given a lot of attention. For example, rice for rolls and sushi Japanese housewives are washed at least 7 times, and the finished rice is cooled with a fan.

To properly cook rice for rolls and sushi, it is necessary to take water by 1/5 part more thanrice. The rice is carefully rinsed thoroughly. Rinse rice with water and put on the most powerful fire. Once the water boils, the fire should be reduced to a minimum and continue to cook rice for 10-15 minutes. The rice should be cooked under the lid, it should not be stirred.

After the due time, the container with rice should be removed from the fire and leave for another 10-15 minutes to insist. Then rice mixed with special dressing, made from rice vinegar, sugar and salt, and cooled to room temperature. Then rice can be used for making rolls and sushi.

And here are some more tips for cooking rice:

Whatever method of cooking rice you choose, it is recommended to use a dish with sufficiently thick walls for this, in thin-walled vessels rice can burn.

For giving a mouth-watering golden color you can add a little turmeric or curry.

To keep the rice crumbly, you can at the end of cooking, cover the pan with rice with a kitchen towel. The towel absorbs steam and excess moisture.

To make rice in a risotto more delicious, you can cook it on broth: meat, chicken, fish.