Rice - how to cook it

instructions for cooking rice

10-15 minutres / 2 servings

rice accompanies well many specialties
easy to make

try it served over two sunny-side-up fried eggs (soft); it is the first dish I learned to cook. when I was in college, and I loved it, for its taste and its convenience. I still do.

created: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 (PST)

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Ingredients

- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups water, if you use basmati
or
- 2 ½ cups water, if you use the yellowish (Uncle Ben’s style) rice
- 2 tblspoons butter or margarine or corn oil
- salt to taste

Directions

- Place all ingredients in a cooking pot, stir once well.
- Place lid on and boil, over high temperature, until water is not visible from the top.
- No need to stir.
- Turn heat off and let stay for about 10-15 minutes, with lid on.
- It is ready to be served when you are ready (it should not have any liquids left in it if done properly).