How to Cook Rice Without a Rice Cooker

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• Rice (white rice or brown rice)
• a medium pot
• water

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from thewoksoflife.com

Preparation

Step 1

Measure however much rice you want, and take note of the measurement. (You don't need any special measuring tools for this step. You could just use any cup or mug you have). Put the rice in the pot, and cover with about 2 inches of water. Let the rice soak for 15-20 minutes on the counter. Once the rice has soaked, drain off the water it was soaking in. You should now just have a pot of soaked rice.

Now remember the amount of rice you put into the pot? Measure the same amount of fresh water and pour it into the pot (for brown rice, add a little more water). Here’s what the brown rice looks like after it’s been soaked, with fresh water added:

How to Cook Rice Without a Rice Cooker, by thewoksoflife.com

Put the pot over the stove on medium high heat. Once the liquid comes to a boil, turn the heat to low, cover, and cook for around 10-15 minutes (white rice) or 20-25 minutes (brown rice). And that’s it! Here’s a pot of perfectly fluffy jasmine rice: