Ingredients and Tools
- Rice cooker
- Jiangnan rice or Northern rice
- Water
Measurements
- Generally one person can eat 100ml-200ml of rice. Fingertip water measurement method (a method used to precisely determine rice-to-water ratio).
- For Jiangnan rice, put the rice and water in the rice cooker inner pot. When the index finger touches the rice, the water level should just cover the first knuckle and reach 1/4 of the second knuckle (about 2.6 cm).
- For Northern rice, put the rice and water in the rice cooker inner pot. When the index finger touches the rice, the water level should just cover the first knuckle (about 2 cm). Use the above conditions to calculate the planned ingredient ratios.
Steps
- Rinse the rice.
- Add the rice and water together into the rice cooker.
- Plug in the rice cooker, enter heating mode. Wait about 30 minutes.
- After the rice cooker automatically switches to keep-warm mode.
- Let the rice sit in the rice cooker for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve the rice.
Notes
- Technical summary.
- No matter what container, the amount of water can be measured with the “fingertip water measurement method” to cook good rice.
- The amount of water can seriously affect the texture of a bowl of good rice.
- In the south, Jiangnan rice is generally eaten; in the north, Northern rice is generally eaten. Jiangnan rice is more slender, while Northern rice is shorter and rounder.
- For different rice varieties, different water amounts can greatly affect texture.
- For more information, please refer to the rice cooker manual. If you follow this guide and find any issues or improvements, please open an Issue or Pull request.