Steamed Garlic Rice Recipes

GARLIC RICE

Steps:

• Peel garlic, then use a Microplane to grate cloves into a small bowl. Set aside. In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add oil and butter. Heat until butter is melted and frothy, 1-2 minutes, then add garlic and stir until fragrant and lightly golden, 1-2 minutes. Add rice and stir so each individual grain is coated in the butter and oil. Scrape down the sides of the pot and toast rice, 30 seconds.
• Add water and salt and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot with foil to prevent any steam from escaping, then place a lid over the foil and simmer, 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow rice to continue steaming, covered, 10 minutes.
• Taste the rice. If rice is undercooked, drizzle 2-3 tablespoons water on top, but don't stir it in; cover the pot again and simmer on lowest heat, 5-10 minutes. Fluff the rice in the pot with a wooden spoon and serve.
• When serving, leave rice that sticks to bottom of the pot. Turn the heat to high and let the oil fry the rice till crispy, 5 minutes. (This is a special chef's snack called concolon!)

FILIPINO STEAMED RICE, CEBU STYLE

Steps:

• Mix pork belly with cooking wine, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Marinate in the refrigerator, at least 20 minutes.
• Heat vegetable oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and shallots; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the pork pieces; fry until browned, about 6 minutes. Pour in water, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Cover with a lid and bring stew to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until pork becomes tender and water is reduced by half, about 30 minutes.
• Cut shrimp into 3/4-inch pieces. Mix cornstarch and water together in a bowl.
• Bring stew to a boil. Add the shrimp and peas; cook until shrimp changes color, about 2 minutes. Quickly stir in the cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir until gravy is thickened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Saute garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat to high. Add rice; cook, breaking up the rice with a spatula, until loosened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add oyster sauce and soy sauce. Cook and stir until rice is fluffy and heated through, about 3 minutes. Add remaining sesame oil.
• Divide fried rice between 3 or 4 bowls. Portion the pork and shrimp stew equally over the rice.

BEST STEAMED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in white rice and salt. Return to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and has absorbed all the water, 16 to 18 minutes (check only toward the end of cooking time). The rice will be studded with steam holes when ready.
• Remove from heat, and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

GARLIC RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and ground pork. Cook and stir until the garlic is golden brown. This is the color you want for maximum flavor, do not allow it to burn, or the flavor will be bitter.
• Stir in the cooked white rice, and season with garlic salt and pepper. Cook and stir until heated through and well blended, about 3 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

STEAMED GARLIC RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear.
• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan or wok and stir fry the onions and garlic until the onions turn golden (about 5 minutes). Add the drained rice and continue to stir fry for another 2 minutes.
• Transfer the rice mixture to a rice cooker and sprinkle over the turmeric, salt and black pepper. Add sufficient cold water to just cover the rice.
• Cook on standard cook and thereafter leave on warm for at least 15 minutes.
• Before serving, stir in a pat of butter.

SIMPLE GARLIC RICE

Steps:

• Saute garlic cloves in hot oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat 2-3.
• Add rice, and saute 1 minute.
• Stir in 4 cups water and salt; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Do not uncover rice until time is up.
• Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff with fork.