Whether you like to eat hard rice or soft rice, I believe everyone knows that the first element of delicious fried rice is that the grains are distinct. To do this, we must start from the very beginning of cooking. If you can master the following preparation steps, you will be able to cook delicious white rice!

1. Washing rice

The standard action for washing rice is to quickly wash it in a circular motion, then pour out the water immediately, and repeat this action until the water is no longer turbid. Wash gently to avoid destroying the nutrients in the rice. The main purpose of washing rice is to remove impurities or rice bugs stuck on the rice, so the washing action should be fast, and the water pouring action should also be fast.

2. Add water

The amount of water required for each type of rice is different. For example, when purchasing rice, the instructions on the packaging will be noted. If the rice is expected to be used for fried rice, the amount of water should be less than that of ordinary rice. The reduction should be between 10% and 20%.

3. Put it in the pot

If you want to cook fragrant rice, you can add a little salad oil or white vinegar to the pot after adding water, and then stir it with chopsticks. Or cover the pot and let it soak for a period of time. The soaking time varies depending on the variety of rice and the climate. For example, you need to soak for about 15 minutes longer in winter than in summer.

4. Bibimbap

After the rice is cooked and the electric pot switch is turned on, use a rice ladle to loosen the rice and then simmer for about 20 minutes. The purpose of this action is to allow all the rice to absorb water evenly. The fluffing action should be done while it is hot to maintain the integrity of the rice grains. If you do the fluffing action after the rice has cooled down, it will easily destroy the rice grains and the rice will not taste good.

5. Spread to cool.

Spread the cooked and fluffed rice directly on a vessel to cool. This will speed up the cooling of the rice.

6. Bag and refrigerate

Pack the cooled rice in a sealed package, squeeze out excess air, flatten and place directly in the refrigerator to refrigerate. It is recommended that readers can pack smaller portions into multiple packages, so that it will be more convenient to use again.

7. Sprinkle water

Sprinkle a little water on the cold rice taken out from the refrigerator before use. This action is to soften the cold rice and make it easy to loosen it. If the rice is not softened yet, it is forced to loosen it, which will easily destroy the grains of the rice and affect the deliciousness of the fried rice.

8. Loosen

Refrigerated rice tends to clump, so be sure to loosen the clumps before using it in fried rice.