Cook rice by simmering in stock until the liquid is absorbed
Add rice, cover it with stock, and let it boil/simmer down until the liquid is gone to cook the rice in one pan.
After mixing in the other ingredients, add rice and cover it in stock. Let it boil down until all the liquid is gone.
The short version
- Cook rice directly in stock for more flavor.
- Stop when the liquid has boiled down/absorbed.
How to do it
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Add rice to the pan with the other ingredients.
Watch this step - 2
Cover the rice with stock.
Use enough stock to submerge/cover the rice as shown in the video.
Watch this step - 3
Let it boil down until all the liquid is gone (rice cooked).
If liquid is gone but rice isn’t tender, add a splash more stock/water and continue cooking.
Watch this step
What goes wrong
Letting the pan go dry before the rice is cooked
Add a little more stock/water and keep cooking until tender.
Why it works
Rice cooks by absorbing hot liquid; simmering until the liquid is absorbed concentrates flavor from the stock into the grains.
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