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What to add to water when cooking rice: the side dish will be tasty and crumbly
22.01.2025 17:40
Rice, if served as a side dish, should be crumbly. The exception is porridge, which by its nature should be viscous.
But even if you choose the ideal type of rice, you shouldn’t expect it to turn out crumbly on its own.
Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Yulia Arkhipova - a cook, fourth-category baker told how to cook crumbly rice.
Secrets of cooking
There are several secrets to a crumbly rice side dish.
First, you need to follow the cooking technology.
Secondly, you need to choose the appropriate type of cereal.
Thirdly, you need to actively use various culinary life hacks.
Culinary lifehack
So, for a crumbly side dish, you need to choose a long-grain rice variety - it has less starch.
Rinse it thoroughly until the water runs clear.
Then add water and place the pan on the fire.
When the water boils, add a tablespoon of butter to it.
Housewives assure that the oil will prevent the grains from sticking together, and the rice will be more delicious and aromatic.
It can be served as a side dish or used to prepare appetizers.
You can also fry the rice in a dry frying pan before cooking with the same success.
