First of all, to do steamed rice must be a good choice of rice, with northeastern rice or Thai rice can be
Secondly, the rice must be soaked in advance for more than three hours, preferably soaked overnight
Lastly, to make a good steamed rice, but also must go through the steam - smothering -steam three steps
1, water boiling on the barrel, with a spoon soaked rice into the barrel, in the bottom of the barrel to lay a layer, cover the fire steam for a few minutes, and so the wooden cover bubbles that is, the rice is cooked and then scooped into the raw rice to lay a layer, and then continue to steam, repeat the above steps until enough.
2, pour all the rice out, add a small amount of boiling water, stirring well, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, so that the rice to dry all the water
3, and then pour all the rice back to the barrel to spread, poke a few holes to ventilate, cover and then steam for a few minutes on the fire is ok.