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by Stacy  16 Comments

How to Boil Rice

Are you like me? Were your years marred by the fact that when you cooked rice, it always turned into a big ole blob in the pan when the water was finally gone? I hated cooking rice. The instant rice always stayed nice and pretty, but didn’t taste nearly as good as cooking regular long grain rice.  Just how did Jackie Chan do it?

While scouring the internet for recipes one day, I came upon a different method for cooking rice. It sounded odd, but I was willing to try. It worked great! This will be my method for cooking rice from now until the Lord returns or I kick the bucket. I’m here to walk you through it so your life can be enlightened like mine! It’s so easy you’ll say “Well duh. Why didn’t I think of that?”

Start with a LARGE stock pot of water, about 14 cups. I used a pot that I knew about how many cups were in it, so I just filled it up. However, you can measure the water if you need too. Please, please make sure you use enough water. Yes, it sounds like too much but you need it. If you feel bad about using so much water, strain it when you’re done and let it cool. Then water your plants, the dog, the grass. Anyway, back to the rice!

Bring your water to a boil and add 2 teaspoons of salt.

When it’s boiling really good, add up to 4 cups of rice. Notice I said, UP TO 4 cups. You can use 4 cups. You can use 2 cups. Heck, you can use ¼ cup if you want to. Just don’t use more than 4. Why not? Well, I’m not sure. That’s just what I read on the internet. Ya’ll all know the internet is 100% true, right? When the water comes back to a boil, reduce the heat a little but let it continue boiling. Do not put a lid on.

Stir the rice every 2 to 3 minutes, to make sure it’s evenly distributed. It shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes for the rice to be done. Taste it to make sure. You know you want to. Try not to eat it all though. Save some for dinner for Pete’s sake!

When it tastes done, drain it in a colander and rinse with hot water. It will be nice and pretty and fluffy. That description sounds just like a dog.

Go forth and boil rice! This post is also linked at Kitchen Tip Tuesday on Tammy’s Recipes.

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Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Stephanie Scott says

    September 10, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    have you ever frozen your rice after cooking? Thought of making large batches for later use.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm

      Yes! It works great. 🙂

      Reply
  2. abbegirl says

    March 26, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    will this work for brown rice? The kind that normally takes 40 minutes to cook?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      March 26, 2014 at 1:40 pm

      Yes, but you’ll still be boiling it longer.

      Reply
  3. Debbie Dean says

    January 3, 2014 at 11:13 am

    I have been cooking rice like this for years. A good friend from another country showed me how they done it. They use basmati rice and never again will I use our white rice. There’s has a nutty flavor that is great!

    Reply
  4. Jewelf says

    December 30, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    How about steaming rice? It’s easy and fuss free too

    Reply
  5. Christy says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:51 am

    You don’t use brown rice?? I miss the white, it tastes so much better…but I thought it was bad news.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      August 24, 2013 at 2:57 pm

      🙂 This was one of my very first posts – over three years ago. But yes, we use brown rice.

      Reply
  6. Pam says

    July 21, 2013 at 1:12 am

    Nice post! This is the way my Indian mum always cooked rice. When I arrived at university, to the weird water to rice ratios, and rice sticking to the pan, I could not understand it!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      July 21, 2013 at 7:05 am

      Yes – rice sticking to the pan is NOT cool.

      Reply
  7. Jamie Garcia says

    September 16, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    Great idea! I have great luck making rice the ‘old fashioned way’ that my Brazilian MIL taught me. I think we don’t get a block o’ rice b/c we add copious amounts of olive oil to the pan to fry garlic and onion in before adding the water and rice to cook down. 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 16, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      Yes, I can see that oil would keep it from sticking together. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lisa says

    September 8, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Thanks for the tip! I linked to this post on my blog 🙂

    http://delightingdays.blogspot.com/2011/09/fried-rice.html

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 8, 2011 at 2:41 pm

      Thank you very much! I’m honored. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Haley says

    June 3, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    How does half the rice not go through the colander?

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    • staceface81 says

      June 3, 2010 at 7:52 pm

      Mine didn’t. I used a colander with small holes.

      Reply


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