_rice To Wash Recipes

_RICE: TO WASH

Steps:

• 1. Rinse under cold running water, rubbing the grains together between the palms of the hands. OR place the rice in a fine sieve or colander (set in a saucepan or bowl) and stir with spoon or chopstick to rub the grains together. 2. Continue this rinsing and rubbing action until the rinse water runs fairly clear. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

RICE-PARTIALLY COOKED, WITH DRIED FISH

Steps:

• TOPPING:Coarsely chop dried salted fish together with ginger root. Add 1 tablespoon oil and toss well to coat. RICE:1. Wash rice thoroughly (see HOW-TO, _Rice: To wash), then spread evenly along the bottom of a saucepan. 2. Add the desired quantity of cold water for each cup of rice. (Let rice and water sit covered in pan for 30 minutes before cooking. This softens the rice, but can be omitted.) 3. Bring rice to a boil over 3/4 flame. Boil covered 3 minutes. Reduce flame to 1/2. Boil 2 minutes more, or until most of the liquid is absorbed. (At this point, before the water is completely absorbed, some cooks stir the rice gently from the bottom up so that it will cook more evenly and have less tendency to burn on the bottom. If some rice sticks to the sides of the pot during this stirring, just scrape it down.) 4. Arrange topping mixture over rice and cook, covered, over low heat until rice is done (15 to 20 minutes). Let stand, covered, 10 to 15 minutes more. Mix well before serving. NOTE: The topping is cooked as the rice itself steams. Both rice and topping may be stirred together after, but not during, cooking. The rice will stick to the bottom of the pan if stirred too soon.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.