The time it takes to steam rice:
1. Steaming raw rice takes at least half an hour, stick chopsticks into the bottom of the pot, if the rice sticks to the chopsticks it's cooked, or try the bottom of the pot, because with this method of steaming the rice, the rice is cooked from the top to the bottom.
2. It is recommended that 15 to 20 minutes to cook the rice with a little bit of fragrant rice will taste better. As for the water is to put your fingers into, feel the depth of the rice and water almost on the line. Or press the whole hand down, the hand will not be covered by water all can.
3. Steaming rice still depends on what tools are used, if you are using a microwave oven to steam rice, it usually takes fifteen minutes, so that the rice can be thoroughly steamed.
4. If you are using a rice cooker, then it takes about twenty minutes, and do not have to care, the rice will automatically shut off when cooked, especially convenient.
5. If you are using an ordinary steamer pot to put water to steam, then the time may take a little longer, usually need half an hour, but although the time is long, the taste is much better than the other way, especially fragrant.
Microwave steam rice note
1, the best use of microwave special rice cooker;
2, soak the raw rice in advance for 20 minutes;
3, wait a few minutes before the high heat to medium heat;
4, do not take out immediately after the done, put in the microwave oven smothered for ten minutes.
How to steam rice is delicious:
1. Wash rice: wash the rice must not be more than 3 times, if more than 3 times, the nutrition in the rice will be a large number of loss, so that the steam out of the rice flavor will also be reduced. Remember to wash the rice not more than 3 times.
2. Soak the rice: Soak the rice in cold water for 1 hour. This will allow the rice grains to fully absorb the water. So that the steamed rice will be full of grains.
3. The ratio of rice and water: when steaming rice, the ratio of rice and water should be 1:1.2. The amount, with the forefinger into the rice water, as long as the water exceeds the rice has the first joint of the forefinger can be.
4. Enhancement of aroma: If your family's rice is already stale, it's okay, stale rice can also be steamed with the flavor of new rice. It is after the first three processes, we add a small amount of refined salt or peanut oil in the pot, remember peanut oil is necessary to boil and cool. Just add a small amount to the pot. Now, you can plug it in and start steaming. When steamed, the grains are crystal full and the rice is fragrant.