In the second installment of her YouTube series, the cookbook author and chef Sohla El-Waylly will teach you how to get fluffy pots of rice easily and consistently.
You don’t need a rice cooker to make incredible rice, and you don’t need to be an expert chef to yield a pot of fluffy grains. In the second installment of her YouTube series, Cooking 101, the chef and cookbook author Sohla El-Waylly will teach you how to make it easily and deliciously, then repurpose it into a number of meals and sides.
Recipe: Butter Pilaf
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Learn how to shop for rice: Get to know the difference between short-, medium- and long-grain rice, brown rice and white rice, and more.
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Never waste a grain: Learn how to rescue any failure, then turn it into new dishes.
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Steam up fluffy rice: Memorize some simple ratios, and you’ll always be able to quickly throw together a pot of rice.
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Troubleshoot effectively: Know what to do if your pot turns out dry and undercooked, or a little soggy.
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Make perfect pilaf: A little butter, a vigorous boil and a finishing steam, for a base to many meals.
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Quickly turn out fried rice: Day-old rice is the perfect canvas for fried rice, easily taking up a lot of ingredients you may already have on hand.
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Rescue any failure: Turning it into one of three simple porridges.
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