Steamed Rice (Regular and Sushi)

For those of you who do not have a rice maker, this recipe will show you have how to make Japanese steamed rice in a saucepan.

Yield: 4 small bowls of rice

Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients (regular rice)

• 2 cups japanese rice
• 2 1/2cup water

Ingredients (sushi rice)

• 2 cups japanese rice (very important for sushi rice!)
• 2 1/4cup water

Preparation

1. Wash rice thoroughly, until the water is clear
2. Put rice in a saucepan pan, add water, cover with lid (do not remove the cover while it’s cooking, ever) and boil over high heat
3. After the rice begins to boil (you can tell if the cover is jiggling) turn the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes
4. Without removing the cover, turn off the heat and let the rice steam for 10 minutes
5. That’s it! If you’re making sushi rice, head on over to my sushi recipe and follow the directions to complete the rice.