BBC Good Food

28 March 2009

Tested

"No! Never pour boiling water over cooked rice! It'll be swollen, loose and rubbery like the 'quick cook' stuff they sell in supermarkets. Rinse the rice before it's cooked if you don't want sticky rice (why wouldn't you want the rice to be sticky?) For good results, use a rice cooker or a microwave and it's guaranteed not to burn. Ideally, use a pan, a low heat, the perfect amount of water so it's not wet and doesn't burn to the pan. Use a tight a lid; you can leave it to steam like this for a while if needed - you should get 'holes' on the surface of the rice when it's cooked. Don't open it too early! Then eat it - without sieving, without washing with boiling water and without adding butter. Pasta: High heat in a filled, open pan with salt Rice: low heat, just enough water, no salt and keep it closed until it's cooked!"