How to cook rice (stove and rice cooker methods)

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Learn all the ins and outs of cooking rice with a sauce pan and with a rice cooker. For more tips and tricks, refer to the blog post above.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: how to cook rice

Servings: people

Calories: 169kcal

Add 1 cup of jasmine rice to a sauce pan or mixing bowl.
Rinse rice until water runs clear. Fill the bowl with water, swish around the rice until the water becomes cloudy, and drain the water. Repeat until the water runs clear (5-6 times).
If using a mixing bowl, pour rice into a sauce pan. Add 1 ½ cups of water into the pan.
Heat pan over medium high heat until the water starts to boil. Lower to a simmer and let the rice cook for 15-20 minutes. If the pan starts to look dry, add more water.
Taste the rice for doneness. Adjust the cook time and water until you get the desired texture.

Rice Cooker Instructions

Add 1 cup of jasmine rice to the rice cooker bowl.
Rinse rice until water runs clear. Fill the bowl with water, swish around the rice until the water becomes cloudy, and drain the water. Repeat until the water runs clear (5-6 times).
Add 1 cup to 1 ½ cups of water to the bowl. The amount will depend on your rice cooker. I recommend making a test batch if this is a new rice cooker. My rice cooker only requires 1 cup of water.
Set it to cook and let it cook until it finishes. This can take 30 minutes to an hour depending on your rice cooker. The one I have takes an hour for white rice.