the basics: WHITE RICE

 

THE BIRTH OF:

"the basics"

Mama Jo to her Baby Bret:

"You're graduating!!! 

And on your own in a few months...

What adulting do you still need to learn??

Anything you want to learn how to cook?

- What have I missed teaching you, do you think??"

Baby Bret to her Mama Jo:

"Honestly?  

I need the recipes you have in your brain.

You know, the basics. 

Like "white rice"." 

Mama Jo in her thoughts:

"Hathaway..."   

:0)

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2  cups Jasmine long grain white rice

1  teaspoon Kosher or pink salt 

1  TABLESPOON sugar

4  cups filtered water

Wash // rinse rice until the water is no longer a clouded, milky color.  

Throughly drain.  Set aside.

Put everything in a medium pot OR large frying pan.

Whichever your choice, it MUST have a fitted lid.

Add all ingredients to your cooking pot or pan.

Put to cook on your stove at a medium or medium high cooking setting.

Stir frequently until you get it to a low boil // high simmer state.

Set a timer for 1 minute; and keep stirring the rice mixture at the low boil // simmering state.

Turn heat down to the lowest-low. 

Give it one final stir.  

Put the fitted lid on.

Set a timer for 25 minutes.

DO NOT TAKE THE LID OFF WHILE TIMER IS ON.

When timer is done, turn the heat off.

KEEP THE LID ON ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES.

Fluff rice before serving.

Let the rice cool completely before packing up for leftovers or a meal prep.

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Gavin to his Mama Jo when he was living in Japan:
"Why did we never have a rice-cooker growing up??!"

Mama Jo to her Gavin:
"Because I know HOW to cook rice!"

HOWEVER:  
Gavin was on to something...  I now prefer the incredibly easy, slick, tasty, and perfect-every-time-rice-cooker rice.

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