15 Thirty-Second Ways to Jazz Up Plain Rice (2024)

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Use Fresh Herbs and Chicken Stock

“My favorite way of cooking white rice is adding minced garlic and small diced onions to the pot with fresh thyme and butter,” says Jamaican chef Troy Tingling, chef and owner of Soulfly Chicken in Miami.

Use Fresh Herbs and Chicken Stock

“My favorite way of cooking white rice is adding minced garlic and small diced onions to the pot with fresh thyme and butter,” says Jamaican chef Troy Tingling, chef and owner of Soulfly Chicken in Miami.

The general rice-to-water ratio is as easy to remember as 1, 2, 3: 1 cup rice + 2 cups water = 3 cups cooked rice.

Consider sesame seeds, crushed nuts (such as walnuts or pecans) or even some fresh pomegranate seeds to add a nice pop and textural twist to quick-cooking rice. If you're feeling ambitious, try frying chickpeas until crispy for a savory, protein-rich, crunchy rice addition.

Basically, you measure with your first knuckle up your finger, add your rice to the rice cooker, and then water just up to your first knuckle. Your finger should be touching the top of the rice, and then water just up to the first knuckle.

You may use vegetable or chicken broth, butter, and little salt to make cooked rice taste more flavorful. You can also use some lightly fried onion slices, and spices such as bay leaves, cumin, garam masala, and potentially a mixture of diced vegetables such as carrots, mushrooms, peas, green beans etc.

Finally, Cho uses the “10-5-5 rule.” That means bringing the rice to medium-high heat for 10 minutes, followed by low heat for 5 minutes, then he turns the heat off to let the rice steam for 5 minutes. And your perfect rice is complete!

The water level should be at your first knuckle when the tip of your finger touches the rice. In the knuckle method, you add one first-knuckle's worth of water regardless of the amount of rice being cooked.

How to make rice exciting? ›

cook the rice in chicken stock. It makes the rice taste crazy good. You can also through in some green onion, lemon juice, chopped carrots, etc.

Add about 1 tsp of coconut oil for every half cup of raw rice you are cooking, then cool your rice completely in the fridge right after it's done cooking. (You can reheat the rice before eating.) Why do this?? Doing this is also said to reduce the calorie content of the rice.

Don't do that. Rice was never really a reliable option, but now companies are outright warning against it. Apple officially pooh-poohs the rice option for dealing with wet phones on its Support site. While uncooked rice is absorbent, it's incapable of collecting all the moisture hidden deep within your phone.

Apple is now warning customers that placing their iPhones into a bowl or bag of rice might actually slow down the drying process and damage their phone's internal components. In particular, the company warns that small particles of wet rice may end up in your iPhone, damaging the phone's logic board.

Cook the rice with chicken or vegetable broth.

This adds a layer of flavor and richness without going overboard.

To cook your rice with herbs and spices, bring your rice and water to a boil, then set it to simmer for 35 to 45 minutes. Once your rice is fully cooked, add your seasonings, like soy sauce, dried basil, ground ginger, or cayenne pepper.

Depending on what type of butter you use, the rice may take on characteristics of tangy, salty, and sweet notes, per Taste of Home, but overall, the rice will be enhanced with rich and buttery flavors. This can be done in one of two ways: toasting the rice in butter or adding butter directly to a pot of rice.

Before cooking Jasmine rice, consider adding some basic seasonings to elevate its flavor. A simple combination of salt and pepper can go a long way in enhancing the taste of the rice. Additionally, a small amount of olive oil or butter can add richness and depth to the rice.