White Rice Stovetop Method - Martha Stewart

The classic stovetop method .

One cup of water , we have one cup of rice , one tablespoon of butter and a half a teaspoon of salt melt the butter , the salt should dissolve .

Bring that to a boil , add your cup of rice which has been washed .

Notice the water in the bowl is now absolutely clear .

So we've gotten all that excess starch off the grains .

I like this method very much and it's very , very easy .

And uh using only one cup of water to one cup of rice actually gives nice individual grains .

Ok .

The water has come to a boil , add your rice stir , bring it to a boil again and once it comes to a boil , reduce it to a simmer cover and set your time for 16 minutes .

Be sure to leave the lid on while cooking to trap as much steam as possible .

Check only toward the end of the recommended time .

This one has been cooking for 16 minutes .

I'm gonna take a peek so good for very nice fluffy individual grains .

Let that steam another 10 minutes off the flame .

Well , the moment we've all been waiting for 10 minutes are up the rice has steamed now , just fluff it with the tis of a fork and it's nice all the way to the bottom of the layer of rice .

There's no excess water in the pan .

Your race is not sticky .

The grains are individual , very , very well cooked .