Cooking Skills

How to cook rice

Cooked white rice

Mastering how to cook rice is a great first step in building your kitchen confidence. It’s a simple skill that makes mealtimes easier and opens the door to loads of tasty, budget-friendly recipes. With just rice, water and a saucepan, you’ll be serving up fluffy, perfectly cooked rice in no time – no fancy equipment needed.

Method

Step 1

For 3 cups of cooked rice, add 1 cup of rice and 1.5 cups of water to a saucepan. For 3 cups of cooked rice, add 1 cup of rice and 1.5 cups of water to a saucepan.

A person washing rice before cooking

Step 2

Bring to simmer (water should be gently bubbling) on medium high heat.

Rice cooking on a stovetop

Step 3

Turn heat to low, cover with lid and cook for 13 minutes.

Step 4

Allow rice to sit in the pan for 10 minutes.

Cooked white rice