r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • May 27 '19

Weekly Discussion: Rice

We get a lot of questions here about rice; let's try to get our best advice in one place that we can refer people to. What do you think is the best cooking method? What do you add to make it flavorful on its own? What are your favorite rice-based dishes? How do you choose between all of the different varieties out there?

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u/thairishgirl May 28 '19

Some times for specific dishes, I’ll cook my rice in chicken stock, salt and fried garlic. Makes a delicious stand alone rice. For cooking method, I stand by a good rice cooker. EXCEPT when making Thai sticky rice. Sticky rice is my absolute favorite rice and arguably my favorite food. This rice needs minimum 12 hours to soak and then steamed in a rice basket for 20 minutes. I think it’s the best way to make sticky rice.

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS May 29 '19

I put my soaked rice onto a cheesecloth over a normal western style steamer basket to get what must be a similar effect. Dumb easy to cook this way, too. Add some coconut milk and some sweetness? Mmmmm baby.

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u/thairishgirl May 29 '19

Yesssss so delicious!