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11 things you may not know about cooking rice

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11 things you may not know about cooking rice Cooking rice is the basic kitchen job of most housewives in Asian families. However, even the women themselves do not necessarily know the following 11 secrets about cooking rice.

Cook rice with boiling water Normally, you only cook rice with boiling water when it is urgent, but in fact, it is the most scientific way to cook. Because when cooking with boiling water, the amount of vitamin B1 contained in rice will not be lost, while ensuring the quality of rice and delicious rice. Cook rice from old rice First, you use old rice to wash it, soak it in water for 2 hours, pick it up and drain it. Then, put the rice in a pot, pour a moderate amount of boiling water, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil or lard, mix well, bring to a boil over high heat, then continue to use low heat to cook until cooked. If using a pressure cooker, just simmer for about 8 minutes until the rice is cooked. Cook in this way, you will find the rice as delicious as new rice. How to cook rice and porridge without spilling out – When cooking porridge, if you do not pay attention, porridge is easy to spill out. If you put a few drops of sesame oil in the pot when it starts to boil, no matter how hot the porridge is, it won’t spill out. – Using a rice cooker to cook rice may also overflow. To overcome this situation, you should wash the rice 3 hours before, use a moderate amount of water to soak, then cook. Use tea to cook rice Using tea to cook rice is not only fragrant, fancy color but also very beneficial for digestion. How to do this: Use 0.5-0.7g of tea leaves, soak in 1 liter of boiling water for 5-8 minutes, filter out the residue using a cheese cloth, pour the filtered tea water into the rice, wash it and cook as normal. Usually, wait until the rice is cooked. (Also depending on the amount of rice you can add the appropriate amount of water and tea). Handling raw rice Raw rice is a problem, especially when there are guests at home. To handle raw rice, you can follow this method: Beat raw rice, based on the ratio of 500g rice, 50g wine, pour wine into the pot, use low heat to cook until the alcohol evaporates, rice will ripen and will not smell of alcohol. Treating the smell of rice – Put cold water in a bowl, put it in the middle of the rice cooker, press down until the mouth of the bowl is equal to the rice. Next, you cover the rice cooker, after 1-2 minutes open the pot, the smell of rice will be gone. – The rice has just been cooked, you open the rice cooker, take 3-5 fresh onion stalks and cover it. After a few minutes of taking out the onion, the smell will go away. – As soon as you smell the smell, you immediately put the rice cooker in cold water about 3-6cm deep or put it on the ground and sprinkle cold water, after about 3 minutes, the rice will also stop smelly. – When you smell a bad smell, you immediately unplug the power, put a piece of bread crust on the rice, cover it, 5 minutes later the bread crust will absorb all the bad smell and burn. Processing of pasty rice When the rice is mushy, you should open the lid so that the steam on the top does not fall in. Then scoop the rice out into a bowl or plate to let the rice evaporate, which will limit the paste. Delicious fried rice First, you dip your hands to wet and then squeeze the rice to separate each grain. Put the pan on the stove, add a few tablespoons of cooking oil, let the oil boil, remove the garlic until fragrant, then pour in the rice. Use a spatula to stir the rice evenly. Then squeeze the rice down and then stir it up a few times. Add a little seasoning and sprinkle with chopped scallions. Stir-fry until the rice grains are fine. Put oil in the rice When cooking rice, if you add a few drops of oil or animal fat to the rice, the rice is not only fragrant, soft, but also not burnt at the bottom of the pot. Calcium rice Wash the eggshell, put it in a crispy roasting pot, grind it into a powder, sprinkle a little on the washed rice and cook it into rice. You’ve got “calcium rice”. Add vinegar In the summer, when cooking rice, for every 1.5kg of rice for 2-3ml of vinegar or lemon juice, the cooked rice will be white, not stale or sour. Posts: Beautiful Lifestyle

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