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How to Cook Rice on the Stovetop
Want to know how to cook rice perfectly every time? All it takes is the right amount of water, a little bit of patience, no peeking—and this step-by-step guide.
👥 3 Servings🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Hunter Lewis📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●strainer
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Rinse 1 cup rice in a fine-mesh sieve until the water runs clear. (This may take up to a minute. Alternatively, you can rinse rice in a bowl or pot with several changes of cold water, draining carefully between rinses, but we think the strainer method is the least annoying.) Combine rice, ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. plus ⅛ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 1¼ cups cold water in a medium saucepan.
2
Give everything a gentle stir. Bring to a boil, then cover pot with a tight-fitting lid and reduce heat to low, aiming for the lowest possible flame. Cook rice over low heat, undisturbed—that means not opening the lid!—for ⏱️ 18 minutes.
3
Remove pan from heat. Let stand at least ⏱️ 15 minutes or until ready to use. Uncover and fluff cooked rice with a fork before serving. Editor’s note: This stovetop rice recipe was first printed in our June 2012 issue. Head this way for more of our best rice recipes →
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