1. Wash the rice. Before washing the rice with water, remove impurities such as pebbles and sand. Use cold water for washing rice, not hot water. The amount of water and the number of washings should be minimized to remove impurities such as rice bran. Do not rub hard or stir excessively. The rice washing water should be poured out quickly, because rice contains some water-soluble vitamins and inorganic salts. Too much washing will cause The nutrients on the surface are lost with water.

2. Soak. Freshly washed rice should not be put into the pot immediately. According to experience, you can add an appropriate amount of water and soak it for 10 to 15 minutes. Because of the tight structure of rice, it takes a longer time for water to absorb and penetrate into the inner layer. Cooking and soaking rice grains saves time compared to un-soaked rice grains. Moreover, the soaked rice grains are evenly heated inside and outside, making the rice fragrant, soft and delicious.

3. Cook rice. It is not advisable to use cold water for cooking. Boiling water can not only shorten the cooking time and save energy, but also better preserve the nutrients in the rice.

4. Stew rice. If the rice is eaten immediately after cooking, the taste will be poor, so the cooked rice should be simmered again so that the moisture can be evenly distributed among the rice grains. If you use a rice cooker to cook rice, keep it warm for 10 minutes before pressing the switch to cook it a second time. If you still can't open the lid immediately after the second cooking time, you should simmer it for another 5 to 10 minutes so that the rice will cook better. tasty.

5. Pick loose. The taste of each part of cooked one-pot rice will be different, so the rice should be thoroughly mixed before eating, and excess water should be evaporated during stirring to make the rice loose and delicious.