Cooking Rice - The Absorption Method

• Ingredients
• Method
• Nutritional content

Ingredients

• 1 large mug rice (brown or white)
• 2 mugs water
• Salt
• Olive oil

Method

1. Boil the water in a pan.
2. Add rice to the pan and season with salt (or spice as desired). Add a splash of olive oil to prevent rice from sticking.
3. Cover and cook on high heat until water is absorbed.

Preparation time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes white rice, 15 minutes brown rice
Difficulty rating: Easy

Tips

• Rinse rice with some tap water before cooking to remove excess starch (until water is relatively clear).
• Match your spice to the food you will serve it with – e.g. turmeric or cloves for curries.

Nutritional content

Nutritional analysis per serve (1 cup):

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Article Dates:

Modified: 1/3/2011

Created: 1/3/2011