Image via Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\nI grew up eating a lot of rice because my dad has celiac disease, which means he really<\/em> can\u2019t eat gluten. Not, like, he doesn\u2019t eat gluten because it helped him lose weight, reduce bloat, and clear up his skin when he stopped eating gluten. Like HE WILL DIE if he eats gluten (but not immediately.) It\u2019s not an allergy; it\u2019s an autoimmune condition, and it\u2019s totally legit. He can tell you great stories (complete with voices and hand motions) of having his small intestine biopsied WHILE HE WAS FULLY AWAKE. Good times.<\/p>\nAnyway, this was supposed to be about rice. Well, one of the things that happened because my dad had to be gluten-free in the days before you could get gluten-free pasta and bread and cupcakes with the swirly white frosting is that we ate rice a LOT. And we never had a rice cooker. And we never used Minute Rice or any other sort of \u2018convenient\u2019 rice product.<\/p>\n
(<\/em>Because the thing about rice? It\u2019s already convenient.)<\/p>\nHere is how I make plain <\/em>rice:<\/p>\n\n- place 1 cup of raw white rice in a small pot with a tight-fitting lid<\/li>\n
- add 1 and 1\/2 cups of cool, fresh water and a pinch<\/em> of salt. Just a pinch. If you have nasty-tasting tap water, use bottled or filtered water to cook the rice.<\/li>\n
- over medium-high heat, bring to a boil<\/li>\n
- as soon as it boils,\u00a0<\/em>STIR thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and cover.<\/li>\n
- DO NOT uncover for ANY reason for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
- remove from heat, KEEP COVERED, and let rest for 5 minutes<\/li>\n
- when you spoon out the rice, do so gently, <\/em>fluffing the grains as you sort of scrape the surface of the rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I hope I didn\u2019t make that seem complicated. It\u2019s really super-easy. You can easily double, triple, or quadruple this. Rice is a great side to such a variety of dishes. I like it equally well with tofu as with beef stew.<\/p>\n
(Also, there\u2019s nothing better to give to a person with tummy woes.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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