26.05.2024

Trick to make the rice completely white and loose

By Lesia

Without a doubt,  rice  is a healthy food for the family. In fact, it is rich in nutrients and carbohydrates, making it a source of energy necessary to face physical activities.

It is essential to incorporate it into our daily diet for everything it provides us, just a portion of rice provides us with the B complex vitamins. Which is highly required for the proper functioning of the body.

Rice is the main and very versatile ingredient, which is why we see it included in many dishes. Needless to say, it can be eaten alone or with a tasty portion of meat, chicken, Milanese, among other options.

Many believe that cooking rice is very simple, however it is not so simple to achieve the ideal point. Let’s see below  a trick to make the rice completely white and loose:

Ingredients

  • Rice
  • c/n lemon juice
  • Vinegar
  • bay leaves

Preparation, step by step

  1. We begin to fry the rice a little before cooking it, this will give it more flavor.
  2. While the rice is cooking, add a little lemon juice and a splash of vinegar, and leave it for a few minutes.
  3. Then we added some bay leaves, the good thing about this herb is that it not only provides flavor but also helps separate the rice from each other.
  4. Finally, we allow the cooking to continue until the rice is ideally cooked.

We now have this delicious, loose white rice ready, to enjoy alone or to accompany a tasty chicken, meat or whatever we like the most!

Tricks and tips:

Once we have sautéed the rice, we add the water, but you can also add 1/4 of red bell pepper, add a pinch of salt and let it boil.

When it comes to a boil, lower the heat and let the rice finish cooking, leaving the lid half-open. The recommendation is to prevent the rice from sticking.

On the other hand, the bell pepper adds flavor to the rice and also adds texture. The advice is to cut the bell pepper into small pieces when serving the dish.

Another aspect is the starch in the rice, if we remove it before it will be less caked when cooking. The way to do it is to wash it before cooking, about 3 to 4 times or until the grain is cleaner.

It is important to know that when cooking rice there is a big difference if we cook it on high or low heat, if we do it on maximum heat the water will evaporate more quickly and the texture of the rice will become sticky.

Let’s apply this trick when cooking rice and obtain a soft, white texture and loose grains!