What mistakes prevent you from cooking quality rice: the opinion of chefs

Rice is not that difficult to cook, but the slightest mistake is enough to ruin the side dish.

Therefore, it is extremely important to know in advance about the main shortcomings that you may encounter.

Yulia Arkhipova, an expert in the field of cooking for the online publication BelNovosti, talks about the most common mistakes made when preparing rice.

What do they consist of?

Lack of primary processing

Many housewives simply pour water over the rice before cooking and think that this is enough. This is a mistake. It is important to completely remove the starch so that the rice turns out decent.

You can even leave the rice in water for a certain amount of time.

Correctness of proportions

You can't "drench" rice with water, because this will deteriorate the quality several times. Instead of a side dish, you will get an untidy mass.

But the lack of water will not allow you to prepare a quality side dish. Therefore, follow the classic proportions - 2 to 1.

Capacity

It is important to remember that the pan should be medium-sized and have a thick bottom. In this case, you can cook crumbly rice.

Time

You shouldn't "overcook" the rice, as it will simply start to stick together. But not enough time will do the rice any good either.

So remember that the rice will be ready approximately 17 minutes after the first signs of boiling appear.

"Peeping Toms"

Sometimes housewives are impatient to assess the degree of readiness of rice, so they lift the lid every now and then. This is not a good idea.

If you like to control the quality of your rice, then buy a transparent lid.

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