As mentioned in an earlier post, I've never been able to cook rice. It's been a bloody mystery to me. I was heartened to read this from Alice: "Cooking plain rice used to seem mysteriously difficult to me...." If Alice has struggled with rice, it's okay that I, a mere kitchen mortal, have endured the same struggle.
But tonight! With Alice's guidance! I have triumphed! I used her method of pre-washing the long-grain rice to remove excess starch and then soaking it before adding heat. And now I know to let rice rest after cooking, too. It worked! Nice, perfectly cooked, fluffy rice. Seriously! A triumph!
I just topped the rice with a Trader Joe's find: tuna in green curry sauce. Sounds a little weird, but it's really good as are most things from TJ's.
Next I will track down some short-grain rice and try absorption method one. And the boiled and baked long-grain rice. This rice study is really paying off for me. My confidence is soaring.
90 recipes completed and a mere 215 to go...
2 comments:
Funny how some things that seem like they should be so simple can be so hard sometimes.
Okay, so I am new to your blog, who is Alice?
By the way glad I am not the only one who has trouble swallowing pills :)
Hi Emmy! Welcome! Alice is Alice Waters. I am cooking my way through her cookbook, "The Art of Simple Food."
Yeah, I'm no fan of those horse pills. I'm no fan of pills in general, but I've learned to swallow 'em. I'm just through with horse pills.
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