Rice

Hardware

A heavy pot, big enough to hold 3 - 4 times the volume of dry rice.

Ingredients

White rice (I like medium grain)
Water

Procedure

1. Measure one generous palmful of rice per person, plus one “for the pot.”



2. Wash the rice eleven (11) times. Never mind why.



3. Fill the pot with enough water to cover the rice plus up to your first knuckle when your fingertip is resting on top of the rice.



4. Cover and bring to a fast boil.



5. Uncover, stir once, and cook until the water disappears below the surface of the rice.



6. Cover, reduce the flame as low as possible, and steam for 15 minutes.



7. Uncover, stir once, and cook for 5 minutes.

Notes

Read the book to find out the “why” behind all of this.

Source

Food for Thought, by Robert Farrar Capon.