I did it this morning. I gave it a few extra minutes on the steamer. Lemme me tell you, GURLLLLL. And there was no pot to clean, no burnt bottom, no starch water boil over. It was glorious!
I just tried this and it came out perfectly! I think I will retire my rice cooker as this is a much better way. Thanks for the video and best wishes from this 78 year old bachelor! ( Also, no sticking or burning dry like in my rice cooker...no pot to clean up...just fluffy tender perfect rice. The extra prep time is so well worth the result! Thanks again!)
@@trazyntheinfinite9895 but using a steamer or stovetop pressure cooker means one or two fewer pots or dishes to store and clean. When the heating element or wires in the instant pot or rice cooker go bad, the entire product is trash. But, this is not so with a pressure cooker or steamer pot. I feel the same way about electric kettles and coffee makers - they are a waste of money and space - just another gimmick to separate you from your money.
Finally! Goodness, this is so sensible. I only need rice for myself. When cooking that small amount, it is easy to burn or be soggy. Thank you, so, so, much!
So nice! Every comment is a happy joyous comment! So happy to see so many people you made happy! And yes, I lovvved this myself. Because I believe that steaming is far far healthier way to eat rice. Thank you so much!
OMG!!! My rice just came out exactly like my local carry-out’s. Chewy but not mushy. Fluffy, yet firm. The texture is sooo perfect! THANK YOU!!!!! This is the only way I’m cooking my rice from now on!
I use this item at least 1-2x a week ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxQJTPaJo-WI_mBKJOtoUVgCf0fPy2Wh90 Everything except the base is dishwasher safe, which makes for easy clean-up. If it finishes cooking the rice before you're ready to serve it, I recommend tossing in a small amount of water (especially if you're cooking the least amount possible) to prevent the rice at the bottom from drying out. The vegetable steamer feels a bit like a hit or miss with cooking times, and sometimes the color from the vegetables leaks down onto the rice. So, I prefer to steam my vegetables separately. Overall, great item for the cost. I've been using mine for over 8 months and am VERY happy with it!
I just made rice using this method and using short grain rice (I always boil the long grain/Basmati rice). The end result was the most perfect rice I’ve ever made, whether in a pot or a rice cooker! I couldn’t believe the results: lots of separate grains of rice (no clumping) and great al dente texture. I’ll never cook short grain rice by any other method again. Thanks for the video!
I’ve been searching online or even here on youtube how to steam rice,I’ve never found one that I like untill this video. Kudos to the uploader who share her ways to steam rice I cook rice on stovetop a lot cause I dont like the taste of rice in a rice cooker. Thank You so Much this is a keeper. I cook mine for 30mins sameway I cook rice in a stovetop.
I have never heard of his before! I found this video while trying to figure out how to use my new steamer. I can't wait to try out this new to me technique. Thank you for this great tutorial.
@@Billyb0b557 I've only ever cooked it in a pot on the stove top. It comes out either A) great, B) mushy, C) hard and over done or not done enough. Even if I do exactly the same thing every time. I also microwave precooked frozen rice sometimes. But this looks like a fool proof method, with easy clean up.
Yes! This is what I’ve been looking for! after 15 years trying to cook rice, I still haven’t had any success with the hybrid Boil/Steam method. I tried this last night and it was PERFECT! My steamer doesn’t work on the induction cooktop in my new apartment, so I put a large sauce pot on the stove with a metal trivet. That pot doesn’t have a tight lid, so I used foil and a lid from a different pan. Next time I will use stacking pans inside of the instant pot. Thanks! I’m going to check out more videos. I want to learn how to weave banana leaves to make pouches for steaming rice like I saw in Singapore.
I have the steamer which I have never used. Now for the bowls👍 Addendum; I’ve used the small bowls that I have. Now that I know what quantities of rice to water, I am using this fabulous way to make rice. No longer am I getting wet or underdone rice. Thank you so much for uploading ❤
Today I tried your method to cook rice. Thank you so much. Rice were fluffy and each grain was separate. Now I will always use this easy effective method. Do share your other methoda.
You can also freeze any uneaten rice. Just microwave it to reheat it, although you may need to sprinkle some water on it before heating it to 'freshen' it up a bit, so it resteams as it heats. I buy already prepared rice with vegetables, that are frozen and cook in the bag in the microwave, for when I'm not in the mood to cook, just heat and serve. I'm sure this method is a nicer and safer way to eat rice as no plastic is involved.
I have steamed white, brown, five grain, ten grain rice before. In the end I still prefer high tech electric rice cooker just because full grain rice can use a lot of time and gas. I think steaming is good for soft white rice or glutinous rice.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I like it very much and I will try it out as I do it the old-fashioned way learning from my mother I was born in Indonesia. Thank you.
I just tried this with 3/4 cups of Thai Jasmine rice. I used a Cuisinart 2.5 litre pot with a steamer and lid, steamed for 22 minutes, let stand for 10 minutes, and the results were almost perfect. Fluffy, a little clumpy, and the grains came out firm and whole. A few adjustments with my timing and technique, and it'll be ideal. My first go at this method was very impressive - it's the best way to make restaurant-quality steamed rice at home. By far.
@@TURTLEORIGINAL As I said in my comment, it needed "A few adjustments with my timing and technique." So I 'decided' to lightly grease the rice bowl with margarine, and add about a teaspoon of melted margarine to the salted rice water. I 'decided' that my rice-to-liquid ratio should be 1:1, and I 'decided' to steam for 22 minutes, let stand for 10. This produced grains that were firm, whole, and separate. The margarine also added flavour, and the rice didn't stick to the steaming bowl. I've made steamed rice this way twice since posting two weeks ago. The second batch came out just like the first, which is what I want. It's now my preferred way, coz it looks better, and it tastes better.
I have never seen rice cooked this way before. Many thanks for sharing this technique. Could we add a touch of salt and a drizle of oil to the bowl of rice before cooking? also would this method, i wonder, work for short grain rice too? thanks again
Yes you can. Rice has to be soak for 10 mins. With oil it has a coating and oil like coconut milk will not penetrate through properly. Very often nasi lemak rice has hard center due to not soaking long enough. Add salt last before steaming. We cook rice porridge with salt soaking as the penetrated salt molecules breaks up the rice texture
Do you recommend after it's done, turning off the heat & keeping it covered for another 14 minutes to make it even fluffier? (Something I do with my ordinary stovetop method that's otherwise the same timing you use.) Or is it unnecessary?
I tried this method in my electric steamer and, even though I turned it on beforehand to produce steam by the time I placed the bowl with presoaked rice and water into it, the rice wasn't ready in 20min of steaming and 5min resting covered. For some reason, electric steamer needs more time (its instruction booklet says 30min minimum, i.e. for one cup of dry rice, no presoaking) or else the grains at the bottom of the bowl stay undercooked inside and ugly mushy outside. The rice grains in the top half of the bowl were perfectly cooked, though. Next, I will try this method as you do, steaming over the pot of boiling water, to confirm that it is indeed my electric steamer that fails to steam it to doneness in 20min.
Metric system people (like me): I'd probably go with 100 gr rice (measured before rinsing) and 100 gr of water. The rinsing of the rice would add that little extra water. And I would let the rice sit covered for 10 minutes after the 20 minutes of steaming. But thats just me.
Thats a great ratio if you're making fried rice but it could be a little dry for other applications. I like 1 to 1.15 ratio by weight, or 1 to 1 for fried rice
that's a lot of Kitchenware to clean for not so many rice 😆 Awesome Cooking Technique though, i tried it and it was the best rice! fluffy and it doesn't cake up after a few hours
Your steamer looks great - steamers in the UK have layers that are narrower, but very deep. Is your steamer special, or does it have a particular name?
We,in India soak washed rice for half an hour and then cook with 1:3.5water (boiling water)in open pot.when it is 3/4th cooked,we drain the excess starch and just simmer for a few more minutes. Doctors say that starch impairs the digestive system and is the primary cause of diabetes..thanks
@@KC-xn4ok certainly not. What I have shared is the practice prevalent for decades .Nowhere have I made any fake claim to anything whatsoever. So,kindly avoid such rubbish remarks
i steamed some chicken breast and vegetables,(in plenty of water left btw) and thought hey why not use the aroma rich water for your recipe. however please be advised that the boiling water might evaporate and the starch in the rice will go to the steam part and make it smell like burnt potatoes so keep an eye on your dish.
If I want to use this steam rice method with my Instant Pot, how long should I steam it for? Half the time (so like 10?) or even less than that? Since steaming corn on the cob in the Instant Pot only takes 1-2 on high pressure (using “Steam” setting, of course).
I did it this morning. I gave it a few extra minutes on the steamer. Lemme me tell you, GURLLLLL. And there was no pot to clean, no burnt bottom, no starch water boil over. It was glorious!
haha nice
how long?
Ok girl mine didnt work
I love you enthusiasm
"GURLLLLL"😄
Soak 10m
1:1.25
Boil water
Steam 20m
Sit for 5m
And rinse first. 4-5x.
❤
Thanks
Used this method. Results: Perfect rice. 150 gm of rice to 188 ml of water. Beautiful. Thank you so much for this recipe.
188ml ... love it
In summer, use 2ml more
I just tried this and it came out perfectly! I think I will retire my rice cooker as this is a much better way. Thanks for the video and best wishes from this 78 year old bachelor! ( Also, no sticking or burning dry like in my rice cooker...no pot to clean up...just fluffy tender perfect rice. The extra prep time is so well worth the result! Thanks again!)
Your rice cooker is a steamer. Just use a steaming insert.....
@@trazyntheinfinite9895 but using a steamer or stovetop pressure cooker means one or two fewer pots or dishes to store and clean. When the heating element or wires in the instant pot or rice cooker go bad, the entire product is trash. But, this is not so with a pressure cooker or steamer pot.
I feel the same way about electric kettles and coffee makers - they are a waste of money and space - just another gimmick to separate you from your money.
Finally! Goodness, this is so sensible. I only need rice for myself. When cooking that small amount, it is easy to burn or be soggy. Thank you, so, so, much!
So nice! Every comment is a happy joyous comment! So happy to see so many people you made happy! And yes, I lovvved this myself. Because I believe that steaming is far far healthier way to eat rice. Thank you so much!
What does your cooker do then? Frying😂😂😂😂
OMG!!! My rice just came out exactly like my local carry-out’s. Chewy but not mushy. Fluffy, yet firm. The texture is sooo perfect! THANK YOU!!!!! This is the only way I’m cooking my rice from now on!
I use this item at least 1-2x a week ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxQJTPaJo-WI_mBKJOtoUVgCf0fPy2Wh90 Everything except the base is dishwasher safe, which makes for easy clean-up. If it finishes cooking the rice before you're ready to serve it, I recommend tossing in a small amount of water (especially if you're cooking the least amount possible) to prevent the rice at the bottom from drying out. The vegetable steamer feels a bit like a hit or miss with cooking times, and sometimes the color from the vegetables leaks down onto the rice. So, I prefer to steam my vegetables separately. Overall, great item for the cost. I've been using mine for over 8 months and am VERY happy with it!
I just made rice using this method and using short grain rice (I always boil the long grain/Basmati rice). The end result was the most perfect rice I’ve ever made, whether in a pot or a rice cooker! I couldn’t believe the results: lots of separate grains of rice (no clumping) and great al dente texture. I’ll never cook short grain rice by any other method again. Thanks for the video!
you can also just boil rice in high temperature for 10-15 minutes and drain the water out. results the same
@@rhythmray7429 10-15 minutes boil in pan on high? Sounds burnt.
@@roharro2 yeah, i also love burnt rice every time i wanna eat
@Maker Haugh are you really gonna lecture an asian how to cook rice?
@Maker Haugh i never asked you to talk about the sTruCtuRe oF rIcE
I’ve been searching online or even here on youtube how to steam rice,I’ve never found one that I like untill this video. Kudos to the uploader who share her ways to steam rice I cook rice on stovetop a lot cause I dont like the taste of rice in a rice cooker. Thank You so Much this is a keeper. I cook mine for 30mins sameway I cook rice in a stovetop.
I've always cooked on a stove top but always wanted a rice cooker. Does it make the rice taste different then?
So happy to see this!
My mother always cooked rice this way. I do, too. I'm 68!
Love from India.
Does this work for basmati rice?
Hi since you are from India let me ask you what else can we use instead of these ceramic bowls. Can we use stainless steel bowls?
@@Ivanshita
Stainless steel bowls
@@sue.F
I use mostly basmati rice.
@@pragawa Thank you
I cannot THANK YOU enough. I can FINALLY cook rice and my husband is very very happy too 😊👍🏻 Perfect method!
I have never heard of his before! I found this video while trying to figure out how to use my new steamer. I can't wait to try out this new to me technique. Thank you for this great tutorial.
What technique were you doing before? I've only ever known how to cook rice like this
@@Billyb0b557 I've only ever cooked it in a pot on the stove top. It comes out either A) great, B) mushy, C) hard and over done or not done enough. Even if I do exactly the same thing every time. I also microwave precooked frozen rice sometimes. But this looks like a fool proof method, with easy clean up.
Yes! This is what I’ve been looking for! after 15 years trying to cook rice, I still haven’t had any success with the hybrid Boil/Steam method. I tried this last night and it was PERFECT!
My steamer doesn’t work on the induction cooktop in my new apartment, so I put a large sauce pot on the stove with a metal trivet. That pot doesn’t have a tight lid, so I used foil and a lid from a different pan.
Next time I will use stacking pans inside of the instant pot.
Thanks!
I’m going to check out more videos. I want to learn how to weave banana leaves to make pouches for steaming rice like I saw in Singapore.
I have eaten aThai chicken dish cooked in woven pandan leaves.
Get a rice cooker why dont ya and save the trouble
@@panzfaust9812 You can still end up with burned rice in a rice cooker if you are not careful. I doubt you can burn your rice with this method.
I have the steamer which I have never used. Now for the bowls👍
Addendum; I’ve used the small bowls that I have. Now that I know what quantities of rice to water, I am using this fabulous way to make rice. No longer am I getting wet or underdone rice.
Thank you so much for uploading ❤
Finally someone showing really Steamed rice not the boiled rice
the rice bowls had water in them, so were, in deed, boiled.
Today I tried your method to cook rice. Thank you so much. Rice were fluffy and each grain was separate. Now I will always use this easy effective method.
Do share your other methoda.
Your rice looks perfect ! I can't wait to try this method. You did a great job on your description and instructions!
thank you! i prefer to cook one serving of rice rather than cooking it on rice cooker since i live alone, this tips helped a lot.
You can also freeze any uneaten rice. Just microwave it to reheat it, although you may need to sprinkle some water on it before heating it to 'freshen' it up a bit, so it resteams as it heats. I buy already prepared rice with vegetables, that are frozen and cook in the bag in the microwave, for when I'm not in the mood to cook, just heat and serve. I'm sure this method is a nicer and safer way to eat rice as no plastic is involved.
Just got a steamer and just did my first shrimp and crab legs now I'll definitely have to try the rice thanks for the video
I just tried this and it works perfectly, thank you!
Very well explained & equally well demonstrated too ... very nice ... 😊👍
I have been looking for this cooking for many years now. Thank you.
Steaming in chicken broth with some herbs is also very lovely.
That's a waste of stock.!
Actually, that’s a good youth broth and herbs.
After all these years, I learned something new with rice.......NICE
You can teach an old dog (cook) new tricks.
😂@@kfl611
Thank you! My favorite rice cooker stopped working yesterday- but this worked perfectly ☺️!
Then I guess it’s not your favorite anymore!😂
New method!
Totally liked it!!
Will give it a try!!!
Loved the lifter used to pick up the hot bowls of rice!!!
Link to buy it please.
WOW Fantastique. Je ne connaissais pas cette technique. Merci
I have steamed white, brown, five grain, ten grain rice before. In the end I still prefer high tech electric rice cooker just because full grain rice can use a lot of time and gas. I think steaming is good for soft white rice or glutinous rice.
I made the rice this way last night. It was perfect! Thanks!!
Thank you very much for including U.S. measurements !!! 😀😀
I agree. When people (99 percent of the world) use the metric system, I am lost and have no clue what they are talking about, being an American.
Thank you for sharing this.
Greetings from KL City, Malaysia
this is spectacular. I tried this without any hope. But it works! love you :3
Will try these method of rice cooking... Love from India ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. I am going to try this tonight. I am from Scotland and I love Chinese food and cooking. Its the best.
Thank you, I always burn my rice because i only need one serving. I can eat without any burnt taste or soggy rice. It helps alot❤
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I like it very much and I will try it out as I do it the old-fashioned way learning from my mother I was born in Indonesia. Thank you.
There are many recipes but I will use only this one.Thank you.
I just tried this with 3/4 cups of Thai Jasmine rice. I used a Cuisinart 2.5 litre pot with a steamer and lid, steamed for 22 minutes, let stand for 10 minutes, and the results were almost perfect. Fluffy, a little clumpy, and the grains came out firm and whole. A few adjustments with my timing and technique, and it'll be ideal. My first go at this method was very impressive - it's the best way to make restaurant-quality steamed rice at home. By far.
Yours got clumpy because you decided to not follow her simply directions.
@@TURTLEORIGINAL As I said in my comment, it needed "A few adjustments with my timing and technique."
So I 'decided' to lightly grease the rice bowl with margarine, and add about a teaspoon of melted margarine to the salted rice water. I 'decided' that my rice-to-liquid ratio should be 1:1, and I 'decided' to steam for 22 minutes, let stand for 10. This produced grains that were firm, whole, and separate. The margarine also added flavour, and the rice didn't stick to the steaming bowl.
I've made steamed rice this way twice since posting two weeks ago. The second batch came out just like the first, which is what I want. It's now my preferred way, coz it looks better, and it tastes better.
Very excellent method instructions!
Great method of steam cooking.. i had added some chopped vegetables.. my daughter just loves the steam Cooked carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.
I'm spooked. I have nearly the same rice bowls except with a flower within the three circles. The edge decoration is the same.
It’s a very common design :)
Just amazing!!!! Would like to know about other grains - brown rice, sticky Thai rice , bulgar wheat please!
Omg!!! I absolutely LOVE this!!! Thank u beautiful lady for sharing 💛 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You can also do this inside a pressure cooker. It works well this way also.
please explain a newbie here
How long would you leave it?
The best and easiest steamed rice i ever made! Thank you very much 😘
Looks good, i'm definitely going to try this method
Thank you. I will try that next time when cooking rise
I will definitely try this method of cooking rice. Thank you very much.
I will definitely try this method, thank you ❤
Thank you for this video. I now know that best way to cook rice. Very yummy.
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you 🙏🏼
Followed the same recipe but cooked in Rice cooker. The rice was perfectly cooked
I'll try this method this evening..thanks for sharing
Thank you great information. I learnt something today a better way to do rice 👍
Worked perfectly on my first try :D
Great! Would this method work with brown rice? Steaming for longer maybe?
I can’t wait to try this. Thank you 🙏!
i was wondering if rice can be cooked this way! i'll surely try!
Game changing, mind blowing rice!!!!!
Wow ! Will try that with Basmati.
I cook them in pressure cooker. Perfect 😊
Good recipe and delicious
It looks perfect for making fried rice 🎉
I have never seen rice cooked this way before. Many thanks for sharing this technique. Could we add a touch of salt and a drizle of oil to the bowl of rice before cooking? also would this method, i wonder, work for short grain rice too? thanks again
Yes you can. Rice has to be soak for 10 mins. With oil it has a coating and oil like coconut milk will not penetrate through properly. Very often nasi lemak rice has hard center due to not soaking long enough. Add salt last before steaming. We cook rice porridge with salt soaking as the penetrated salt molecules breaks up the rice texture
Really amazing. Thanks
Thank you! I like the education you gave us at the beginning of the video. Actually,the entire video was very educational. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
loved the tip to rinse 3-4 x then only soak 10mins - time saver!
Do you recommend after it's done, turning off the heat & keeping it covered for another 14 minutes to make it even fluffier? (Something I do with my ordinary stovetop method that's otherwise the same timing you use.) Or is it unnecessary?
I tried this method in my electric steamer and, even though I turned it on beforehand to produce steam by the time I placed the bowl with presoaked rice and water into it, the rice wasn't ready in 20min of steaming and 5min resting covered.
For some reason, electric steamer needs more time (its instruction booklet says 30min minimum, i.e. for one cup of dry rice, no presoaking) or else the grains at the bottom of the bowl stay undercooked inside and ugly mushy outside. The rice grains in the top half of the bowl were perfectly cooked, though.
Next, I will try this method as you do, steaming over the pot of boiling water, to confirm that it is indeed my electric steamer that fails to steam it to doneness in 20min.
i lost hour and half
can you add salt at all to the rice or the boiling water?
Super method !
Excellent. New friend. Watching from Halifax UK. Thank you for sharing😀😀😀😀😀
@@markylon Yes
@@markylon yes
Metric system people (like me):
I'd probably go with 100 gr rice (measured before rinsing) and 100 gr of water. The rinsing of the rice would add that little extra water. And I would let the rice sit covered for 10 minutes after the 20 minutes of steaming. But thats just me.
Thats a great ratio if you're making fried rice but it could be a little dry for other applications. I like 1 to 1.15 ratio by weight, or 1 to 1 for fried rice
that's a lot of Kitchenware to clean for not so many rice 😆
Awesome Cooking Technique though, i tried it and it was the best rice! fluffy and it doesn't cake up after a few hours
Nice video, and useful tricks. I think she might be related to Uncle roger because she don't use colander, and don't cook rice like Jamie Oliver.
Very good. Thank you.
Great way to cook rice. Thanks, Mate.
You guys have all the cool cooking gadgets 😢😢😢😢
I did it! 👏🏻🍚 Thank you❣️
Thanks so much. Going to try it now. 🙏❤
Where the heck did you get the single bowl sized steamer rack at the end? Cutest thing ever! 😀
Thanks, great recipe
thank you much. This helps soooo much
Your steamer looks great - steamers in the UK have layers that are narrower, but very deep.
Is your steamer special, or does it have a particular name?
How about brown rice?
Can u please advise me on the time and water required for steaming brown rice using this method?
Thank you 😊!!
Super. I will try.
I got perfect rice from this recipe like from a rice cooker. Thx
Works every time. (1 out of 1 so far)
Thank you!
Great method. Thank you!
Will this method work for parboiled rice?
Any kind of ceramic bowl is ok?
Ovensafe ceramic bowl.
Looks so much better than boiled rice.😃
Thanks!
We,in India soak washed rice for half an hour and then cook with 1:3.5water (boiling water)in open pot.when it is 3/4th cooked,we drain the excess starch and just simmer for a few more minutes. Doctors say that starch impairs the digestive system and is the primary cause of diabetes..thanks
Another psuedo scientist from India 😂
@@KC-xn4ok certainly not. What I have shared is the practice prevalent for decades .Nowhere have I made any fake claim to anything whatsoever. So,kindly avoid such rubbish remarks
You can buy electric rice cooker that boils and automatically drains to lower compartment to steam.
thank you for sharing
thank you, love the steam method, will try
With the porcelain bowl , which stand the heat from the steamer.?
Use an oven safe ceramic bowl.
It is superb
Perfect👍🏻👍🏻
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i steamed some chicken breast and vegetables,(in plenty of water left btw) and thought hey why not use the aroma rich water for your recipe. however please be advised that the boiling water might evaporate and the starch in the rice will go to the steam part and make it smell like burnt potatoes so keep an eye on your dish.
If I want to use this steam rice method with my Instant Pot, how long should I steam it for? Half the time (so like 10?) or even less than that? Since steaming corn on the cob in the Instant Pot only takes 1-2 on high pressure (using “Steam” setting, of course).