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How To Cook Steamed Rice

How To Cook Steamed Rice (plus Rice Salad Recipes)

Looking at the shelves with cereals in the store, eyes widen? If you plan to cook porridge, make a side dish or salad, choose steamed rice. It is convenient to work with such rice, it does not stick together and does not turn into starch. But all this, of course, subject to proper preparation. We will reveal a few secrets of perfect cooking.

First, rinse the rice thoroughly. Do this in a deep cup or bowl. Carefully drain the water, fill it with new water and so on 3-4 times until the water becomes completely transparent.

Cover the rice with cold water and soak for half an hour.

It is equally important to properly cook cereals.

On the stove

Place the rice in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Pour in water at the rate of 1 to 2 and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add salt, cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes over low heat. Then remove from heat and leave for another 10 minutes so that the rice comes to full readiness.

In a slow cooker

Kitchen assistants will come in handy here. Send the washed cereals to the bowl of the multicooker. Add 1.5 parts water to 1 part rice. Add a pinch of salt. Install the program "Rice", "Pilaf" or "Porridge" depending on the model of your equipment. After the end of the program, you can add butter, mix and serve immediately.

in the microwave

Another, alternative to the usual, option of cooking rice. Get a microwave-safe container with a lid. Pour the cereal and salt to taste, pour in the water (for 1 cup of rice 2 cups of water). Cover the container with a lid, set the maximum power and time - 5 minutes. Then check the amount of water, add a little if necessary, and cook for another 5-7 minutes until tender.

Perfectly cooked fluffy rice will be an excellent ingredient for daily and holiday salads. Choose from our selection the one you want to repeat!

Layered salad with rice and canned fish

This is an inexpensive, hearty and fairly simple salad that is sure to decorate your table.

We will need:

Canned fish - 1 jar; Boiled rice - 1 cup; Eggs - 4 pcs.; Processed cheese - 2 pcs.; Mayonnaise, salt and pepper - to taste.

First, hard boil the eggs. Cool and clean. Canned food (you can use sardine, saury, tuna, pink salmon) mash with a fork and put in an even layer on a serving plate. Spread rice on top. Lubricate with a little mayonnaise. Grate the eggs and arrange on the rice. Add mayonnaise, salt and some pepper if desired. Lay the last layer of grated processed cheese, smeared with mayonnaise.

Salad with seafood, crab sticks and rice

An interesting variation of the familiar and beloved by many "Crab". An original idea for a festive table.

Ingredients:

Rice - 100 g; Crab sticks - 200 g; Seafood (mussels, shrimp, squid) - 300 g; Egg - 3 pcs.; Canned corn - 200 g; Hard cheese - 50 g; Soy sauce - 1-2 tbsp. l.; Mayonnaise, salt, herbs - to taste; Red caviar for serving - 2 tbsp. l. (optional).

First, boil the rice and hard-boiled eggs until tender. Cool down.

Send seafood to the pan, pour in soy sauce and heat for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly. Cut crab sticks, eggs into small cubes, chop greens, grate cheese, dry corn.

When everything is ready, you can collect the salad. It will look prettier in layers. Put rice on the bottom and spread with mayonnaise. Above is seafood. Then corn, crab sticks, some mayonnaise. Greens, eggs, mayonnaise, grated cheese. Before serving, decorate the salad with red caviar.

Salad with beef, rice and pomegranate

This hearty salad will be the highlight of your menu. An interesting flavor combination will not leave anyone indifferent.

Required Ingredients:

Boiled rice - 100 g; Beef - 400 g; Pomegranate - 1 pc.; Dried tomatoes - 4-6 pcs.; Mayonnaise, salt, herbs - to taste.

To begin with, boil the beef until cooked and cool. Cut the meat into small cubes. Combine rice with beef in a deep salad bowl, add chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Peel the pomegranate and put the seeds in the salad. Season with mayonnaise to taste, add salt and chopped herbs. Stir and serve the salad to the table.

Salad with sausage, sweet pepper and rice

This salad can be prepared in a hurry with what was found in the refrigerator.

We will need:

Boiled rice - 70 g; Boiled sausage - 200 g; Sweet pepper - 1 pc.; Walnuts - 50 g; Olive oil - 4 tbsp. l.; Soy sauce - 2 tbsp. l.; Salt, pepper, herbs - to taste.

Place cooled rice in a deep bowl. Cut the boiled sausage and peeled sweet pepper into small cubes. Chop some nuts. Combine all ingredients and stir. Add salt, pepper to taste. To prepare the dressing, combine olive oil with soy sauce and chopped herbs. Pour dressing over salad, toss and enjoy.

With meat or fish, with vegetables or as a salad ingredient - steamed rice works great in a variety of ways. Try and find recipes that you like.

Chic Steamed Dishes: From Manti To Meatloaf (8 Simple Recipes)

Cooking in a double boiler is convenient and fast. And also very useful! If you don't have a double boiler, use a slow cooker with a steam function or a perforated pot for stovetop cooking.

1. Gul-khanum with pumpkin and chicken

A dish of Uzbek cuisine may somehow resemble a huge dumpling or manti, however, the molding here is completely different. And we will add pieces of chicken, pumpkin and greens to the filling.

Dough Ingredients:

300 g flour; 150 ml of milk; 100 ml of water; egg; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Filling Ingredients:

350 g chicken fillet; 350 g of peeled pumpkin; salt, herbs (dill, parsley) to taste; 3 art. l. vegetable oil.

Cooking dough. In a bowl, beat the egg with salt, add water, vegetable oil and milk. Pour in half the flour, mix with a whisk. Then, while stirring, add the remaining flour, knead the elastic dough.

For the filling, cut the pumpkin and chicken fillet into small cubes, chop the greens. Mix everything and salt, add spices to your taste.

Pinch off a walnut-sized piece from the dough, make a sausage and roll into a rectangle. Put the filling in the center and pinch the edges at the top. Roll up a snail. Do the same with the rest of the dough and filling. Then grease the bottom of each snail with vegetable oil and place in a double boiler. Boil 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream or butter.

Recipe gul-khanum with pumpkin and chicken, with step by step photos >>>

2. Steamed salmon cutlets with spinach

We will cook the most delicious and tender salmon cutlets without oil and eggs! A very quick and healthy hot dish can be served even on holidays. Children will be delighted with such cutlets!

For steamed salmon cutlets you will need:

500 g salmon fillet; a piece of white bread; 1 st. l. soy sauce; a handful of spinach; a small bunch of greens (parsley, onion, dill).

Finely chop the fish fillet with a knife, chop the washed greens, crumble a piece of bread and pour soy sauce. Combine all the ingredients, mix well and make balls with large walnuts. 10 minutes in the steamer and you're done! Serve with rice. Enjoy!

See how to cook steamed salmon patties with spinach >>>

3. Steamed fish and vegetable roll

A tender steamed fish dish with peas and carrots! Just class! Suitable for both festive and children's menus. To shape the roll, you need a regular cling film.

700 g hake; carrot; 70 g frozen green peas; clove of garlic; egg; 3 art. l. decoys; salt, pepper to taste.

Peel onions and carrots, cut into small cubes. Vegetables can be fried in oil until soft, if you want, or you can add to the mass of the roll in its raw form. Clean the fish and grind in a blender. Then beat in the egg, add spices and salt, semolina, minced or minced garlic, mix. Add cooked vegetables and boiled peas. By the way, if you want to keep the color of the peas, then after pouring it with boiling water, dip it in ice water for a minute, then put it in a colander. Mix everything and put on cling film, wrap in several layers and fasten with a thick thread or sleeve clips. It is better to make two small rolls. Steam the rolls for 30 minutes, then cool and refrigerate for 2 hours. Slice and serve with mayonnaise or your favorite sauce! Enjoy!

Steamed hake and vegetable roll recipe (with step by step photos) >>>

4. Manti with meat and pumpkin

Manti with juicy pumpkin and beef filling can be safely served for a festive family dinner. Sprinkle the manti generously with herbs and serve!

Ingredients for manti with original filling:

500 g ground beef; 500 g flour; 300 g pumpkin; 2 eggs; 3 medium onions; 200 ml of water; salt, spices to taste.

Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add water, salt, spices and add flour in parts. Knead soft and plastic dough. Then collect it in a ball, cover with a towel and leave for half an hour.

In a bowl, mix minced meat, grated pumpkin pulp, chopped onion. Add salt and spices to taste, stir.

Cut off a piece from the dough, twist it into a sausage and cut into pieces. Roll each piece into a circle. Place a spoonful of filling in the center. Pinch the manti in any way. Now you can freeze the manti or steam it.

Put the manti on the steamer or pressure cooker tray. Steam for 40 minutes. Serve drizzled with melted butter and sprinkled with herbs.

Step-by-step recipe for making manti with beef and pumpkin (with photo) >>>

5. Steamed cottage cheese pudding

Cottage cheese pudding with berries will be steamed in muffin tins. For dessert, both fresh berries or fruits, as well as frozen or dried, are suitable.

Pudding Ingredients:

1 kg of cottage cheese; 100 g semolina; 150 g of sugar; 3 eggs; 150 g raisins (cranberries, other berries or fruits); a couple of pinches of vanillin; 40 g butter.

Soak raisins in hot water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water and put the raisins on a sieve. Separate the whites from the yolks. Whisk the whites to peaks with a mixer, beat the yolks with a whisk with sugar and vanilla. Add cottage cheese to the yolk mass, beat with a blender or mash with a pestle to make mashed potatoes. Pour semolina, raisins, mix well. Enter the whites and mix with a spoon. Put the curd mass in greased forms, cook in a double boiler for 30 minutes.

Step by step recipe for steamed cottage cheese pudding >>>

6. Hedgehogs from meat and steamed rice

Quick and delicious hot beef with rice! Serve with vegetables, which you can put in the hedgehog steamer 7 minutes before the end of the cooking program.

600 g ground beef or turkey; egg; a glass of rice; a few sprigs of green onions or other greens; a pinch of ground ginger and black pepper; 2 tbsp. l. soy sauce.

Mix for sauce:

1 st. l. grain mustard; 1 st. l. pesto; 1 st. l. lemon juice; 2 tbsp. l. olive oil.

Rinse the rice, then pour boiling water over it for 3 minutes, drain and lightly dry on a sieve. Mix with minced meat, chopped herbs, spices and soy sauce (or salt), beat in an egg. Make small balls and place on the steamer tray. Boil 25 minutes. Serve with sauce and your favorite side dish.

Step by step recipe for steamed hedgehogs >>>

7. Steamed bulgur balls

An original and healthy appetizer or side dish made from trendy bulgur. Grab the recipe!

Ingredients you will need:

1 glass of bulgur; 1 st. l. tomato paste; 100 g hard grated cheese (or tofu); 3 art. l. flour; 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; salt, pepper to taste; a couple of pinches of rosemary.

Boil the bulgur until half cooked (half the time indicated on the package). Cool, mix with tomato paste, cheese, spices, salt, flour and butter. Blind balls and cook in a double boiler for 15 minutes. Enjoy!

Steamed bulgur balls, step by step recipe with photo >>>

8. Steamed chicken cutlets

Simple, quick and incredibly tender cutlets will cook for a couple in half an hour. You can use minced chicken, turkey or even veal.

Ingredients for cutlets:

700 g chicken or turkey fillet; 2 slices of a loaf; bulb; 2 tbsp. l. tomato paste; salt, spices to taste; milk to soak the bread.

Prepare minced meat from the fillet, you can do this with a blender. Add a loaf soaked in milk. Chop the onion, mix with minced meat. Add tomato, spices, salt. Shape into patties and steam for 25 minutes.

Step-by-step recipe for cooking delicious steamed cutlets >>>