If your rice is already stickier than you'd like, you could try rinsing it under cold water to remove some of the excess starch. Keep rinsing until the water straining from the bottom of the sieve runs practically clear.īut that all has to happen before you start cooking.
When rinsing rice in a sieve, let water run over the rice as you agitate it. If your rice kernels are sticking together when you don't want them to, you may not have rinsed the grains thoroughly enough before cooking. Pour in some milk, a dash of vanilla, and spoonful of sugar, and suddenly your mushy rice is a rich rice pudding. One way to fix that? Add even more liquid. If your rice has absorbed too much liquid, the grains may have split and the starches may have given the rice a soft, gluey consistency. Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell 5. When your rice is salty, tame it with an unsalted sauce.
Once the unsalted rice is cooked, mix the two batches together using a fork to keep the rice fluffy and light. If your cooked rice is too salty, and you have more uncooked rice, cook a second (unsalted!) pot of rice. Instead, pour the rice into a fine-mesh strainer and, just as you would with pasta, drain the excess water and then continue with your recipe. If the rice grains are cooked to your liking, but there’s still water in the pot, don't try to cook the water off. Don't raise the temperature to rush the rice-that'll just put you right back where you started. Whatever the case, if your rice is looking dried out, or the texture is still hard or crunchy when all the liquid has been absorbed, add up to ½ cup water and return to a simmer with the lid on.
Maybe you didn't add enough liquid to begin with. Maybe you took the lid off of the pot too early, letting the steam escape. Maybe you cooked it at too high of a temperature, evaporating the water long before the rice actually cooked. Enjoy these golden bites as a crunchy contrast in your rice entrées. If there are some golden brown bits at the bottom of your rice pot, use a wooden spoon to scrape them up, or-only if you must-pour in a small amount of hot water to loosen it.
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