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I put the rice in a saucepan.
Fill with cold water until the first lower knuckle on my first finger
Turn the heat on and boil for 7 minutes.
Turn the heat off leaving the lid on for 7 minutes
Open the lid. Fluff it with a fork.
Done |
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One cup rice
Two cups water.
Bring to boil
Turn down to simmer until water is absorbed.
Check after ten mins and every five after that. Usually takes around 12 mins.
The size of the cup is irrelevant as long as you use the same one for rice and water |
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Dear Jamie, I will share with you the timeless advice once given to me years ago when I was a student. It was called: ‘A student’s guide to cooking rice’, and is as follows:
• Rice + Water in bowl in microwave. Cook until edible.
• Or, Rice + water in saucepan on hob. Turn hob on. Cook until edible.
• Or, buy rice cooker. Follow instructions on how to use.
• Or, invite a domesticated friend round to dinner, with the caveat that they have to cook it for you.
• Or, lastly, go to pub, and get curry after. |
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"Buy a rice cooker
Buy Jasmine rice
Rinse rice
Add 3 scoops of rice fill with water up to the number 3 line
Switch on rice cooker, it switches off when cooked"
What she says - would not be without my rice cooker (though in terms of water, I put about 1cm above the level of rice that you have in the cooker). |
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This is how I do it
Wash your rice
Measure the rice by volume and add double the volume of water to rice to a pan
Boil the rice for 5 minutes covered, leave covered and take off the heat and leave for another 10-15 minutes
All the water should be absorbed |
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"Can someone please tell me exactly how to cook rice 
Please explain it like I’m a child
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot child
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Ignore the ‘traditional’ methods and you don’t need a rice cooker. This produces beautiful rice every time, grains all loose.
In a saucepan with a tightly fitting lid that will keep steam in. Boil a kettle of water. Saucepan on hob, melt a bit of butter and add salt, add rice, do not wash it beforehand. Swish the rice around in the butter making sure all the rice is coated. Then add boiling water to a depth double the height of the rice. Get it boiling, lid on… then turn the heat right down, just enough heat to keep the rice at eating temperature. Leave it. The water will all be absorbed. Eat when grains al dente. |
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"Can someone please tell me exactly how to cook rice
Please explain it like I’m a child
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot child
Ignore the ‘traditional’ methods and you don’t need a rice cooker. This produces beautiful rice every time, grains all loose.
In a saucepan with a tightly fitting lid that will keep steam in. Boil a kettle of water. Saucepan on hob, melt a bit of butter and add salt, add rice, do not wash it beforehand. Swish the rice around in the butter making sure all the rice is coated. Then add boiling water to a depth double the height of the rice. Get it boiling, lid on… then turn the heat right down, just enough heat to keep the rice at eating temperature. Leave it. The water will all be absorbed. Eat when grains al dente. "
Adding butter. You know ball |
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Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker "
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice. |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice. "
I am trying my hardest. There are no husbands to be found. I’ve looked everywhere. I even went to B&Q and looked confused. Nothing |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker "
All's well that ends well. Potato is MUCH better with chilli anyway. Facts. |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
All's well that ends well. Potato is MUCH better with chilli anyway. Facts."
I find it weird that you can just tell a lie and then write facts after? |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice.
I am trying my hardest. There are no husbands to be found. I’ve looked everywhere. I even went to B&Q and looked confused. Nothing "
There are plenty of Nigerian mums that are looking to marry off their sons. You’re welcome |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice.
I am trying my hardest. There are no husbands to be found. I’ve looked everywhere. I even went to B&Q and looked confused. Nothing "
B&Q is where husbands go on the weekend to avoid their wives. Better visiting Toolstation and flicking your hair about. |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice.
I am trying my hardest. There are no husbands to be found. I’ve looked everywhere. I even went to B&Q and looked confused. Nothing
B&Q is where husbands go on the weekend to avoid their wives. Better visiting Toolstation and flicking your hair about."
there’s no room to find a man in a tool station  |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
All's well that ends well. Potato is MUCH better with chilli anyway. Facts.
I find it weird that you can just tell a lie and then write facts after?"
Look, it's the will of the people. Get over it. |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
Jamie- you need to find yourself a husband to do the rubbish jobs you’re too good to be doing. Like cooking rice.
I am trying my hardest. There are no husbands to be found. I’ve looked everywhere. I even went to B&Q and looked confused. Nothing
B&Q is where husbands go on the weekend to avoid their wives. Better visiting Toolstation and flicking your hair about. there’s no room to find a man in a tool station "
Stand outside and flick your hair around Hants. Make sure you look really confused trying to work out what to order. Job done.
P.S Yolo is right. Potatoes are far better. Don't forget a copious amount of cheese. |
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"Thank you for all the suggestions. Sadly, the rice did not go well.
I now have a potato in the oven for my chilli.
Im on the sofa with a face mask on looking like Jason Voorhees trying to get over my ordeal.
Better luck next time. Maybe I’ll get a rice cooker
All's well that ends well. Potato is MUCH better with chilli anyway. Facts.
I find it weird that you can just tell a lie and then write facts after?
Look, it's the will of the people. Get over it."
Chili is eaten with rice YOLO. get over it!! |
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Wash the shit out of it 3 or 4 times and then leave it to soak in a bowl for half hour.
Empty water out and put rice into a saucepan, fill with cold water just above the rice level and bring to the boil, once it's boiling turn the heat down and let it lightly simmer... Taste to see when soft and cooked... That'll be perfect fluffy rice. |
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Get a frying pan with a tight fitting lid.
Heat a little oil,
Put a couple of rice grains in to watch when it turns from translucent to white
Pour in your rice (say a mugs worth)
Stir for a few moments to allow the rice to pop
Pour boiling water in (the same amount plus half as of the rice, so in this case a mug and a half of boiling water)
You can use stock instead of water and/or season now. I also put in frozen veg at this point cos I like peas.
Put the lid on the frying pan, turn the heat as low as possible and leave for 10 mins
Take the lid off and stir if still a bit damp
Eat. |
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130g rice. 330l cold water.
Heat on high until boiling.
Turn down low & add pan lid until all of the water is gone (7 mins ISH)
Turn off heat.
Stir to loosen and put the lid back on to keep moist and steamy. Serve when the main is ready.
Perfect rice. Learned from Gousto.
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"One cup rice
Two cups water.
Bring to boil
Turn down to simmer until water is absorbed.
Check after ten mins and every five after that. Usually takes around 12 mins.
The size of the cup is irrelevant as long as you use the same one for rice and water"
Totally agree with this apart from two additions:
1. Cover the rice with a lid whilst simmering.
2. Once the 12 mins are up/all the water is absorbed then turn off the heat and leave the rice for 10 mins. That will make it fluffier. |
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"Can someone please tell me exactly how to cook rice
Please explain it like I’m a child
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot
No
Explain it like I’m an idiot child
"
Oh I was given a great tip by an asian guy I used to work with, never looked back!
So... use basmati, Tilda is elite!
Fill a pan with water (ignore the 2x rule, just fill the pan 3/4 full, its fine!).
Bring to the boil and you'll start to see the rice flying around at the top doing like an up/down/circle motion. Keep it like that until its about 90-95% cooked.
Literally taste/check it, it should still be a little firm/hard still, so a little undercooked.
Then, drain the water off, keep the rice in the same hot pan, gently fluff it up (loosen it) with a falk and keep in pan with the lid on (off the heat). The hot pan will steam it for the final part and it will never really over cook!! So it can steam for 5 mins, 10 mins, its fine... it'll be perfect!!
PS: I am actually really fun at parties 🤣🙈 |
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