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Stovetop White Rice Recipe

Learn how to make rice fluffy and not sticky - Easy white rice recipe to follow at home!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, International
Keyword boiled white rice recipe, easy rice recipe, how not to overcook rice, how to boil rice in a pan, how to cook white rice, how to make rice fluffy, white rice recipe, white rice to water ratio
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 116kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. butter

Instructions

  • Measure out the necessary amount of rice. As a rule, with one metric cup of uncooked rice, you can have four nice portions of cooked rice.
  • Thoroughly rinse white rice under cold running water; try using a fine-mesh strainer for the purpose.
  • Place rinsed rice in a deep pot, add salt to your taste (my advice would be ¼ of a teaspoon, if it is too plain, try adding half of a teaspoon). Cover it with mentioned amount of water.
  • Put rice on the stove and set it to high heat. Wait until the water boils and lower the heat down, as water should be gently simmering. Cover the pot with a tight lid and let the rice cook for 15-20 minutes (it depends on the type of the stove and the type of rice, for sure).
  • When water cooks off in 15 minutes, just try it to make sure that the rice is ready. If not, you can add some water and let the rice cook for additional time. When rice is done, add butter and cover the pot with a lid again. Set pot aside and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving!

Notes

*calories per 110 g