How to steam sticky rice deliciously and easily

Many people like to eat steamed glutinous rice. It is also a common staple food in some areas. No matter whether it is old glutinous rice or new glutinous rice, the aroma after steaming is particularly pleasant, and the rice can be said to be crystal clear. If you want to make glutinous rice delicious and relatively simple, you must first soak the rice in advance for a period of time, and then prepare it. For example, you can steam rice with vinegar, steam rice with lard, add salted egg yolks, etc., which are all common methods.

How to steam sticky rice deliciously and easily

First, we measure the rice in a container. Next is the first secret - washing rice: do not wash rice more than 3 times. If you wash rice more than 3 times, a lot of nutrients in the rice will be lost, and the aroma of the steamed rice will also be reduced. Remember not to wash the rice more than 3 times. The second secret - soaking rice: first soak the rice in cold water for 1 hour. This allows the rice grains to fully absorb water. This way the rice will be full and plump. The third secret - the ratio of rice to water: When steaming rice, the ratio of rice to water should be 1:1.2. There is a particularly simple way to measure the amount of water. Put your index finger into the rice water. As long as the water exceeds the first joint of your index finger, it is fine.

1. Steaming rice with vinegar: Cooked rice should not be kept for a long time, especially in summer, as it can easily go bad. If you add some vinegar when steaming rice, at the ratio of 2-3 ml of vinegar to 1.5 kg of rice, it can make the rice easier to store and prevent it from going bad. The steamed rice will not have a sour taste, but on the contrary will have a stronger aroma. 2. Adding oil to steam rice: Steamed rice made from old rice is not as delicious as new rice, but by simply changing the method of steaming rice, you can make old rice taste as good as new rice. The method is: soak it in clean water for two hours, take it out and drain it, then put it in a pot, add appropriate amount of hot water, a tablespoon of lard or vegetable oil, boil it over high heat and then simmer it over low heat for half an hour. If using a pressure cooker, simmer for 8 minutes until cooked. 3. Add salt to steam rice: This method is only used when re-steaming leftover rice. If you can’t finish the leftover rice, you need to re-steam it before eating it. Re-steamed rice always has a smell and is not as delicious as freshly steamed rice. If you add a small amount of salt water when steaming leftover rice, you can remove the peculiar smell of the rice. 4. Steaming rice with tea: Steaming rice with tea can make the rice have good color, fragrance and nutrition, and it has the benefits of removing greasiness, cleaning the mouth, digesting food and providing vitamins. The method is: take 0.5-1 gram of tea leaves according to the amount of rice, soak it in 500-1000 ml of boiling water for 5 minutes, then filter out the tea leaves, pour the filtered tea water into the washed rice, and steam it as usual.