Lessons > Cooking Rice | Steaming & Boiling Methods
Lesson Overview
For many cultures, cooking rice is a sacred and daily ritual. And when it comes to cooking rice, everyone has their own personal preference.
There are generally four different methods for cooking rice: steaming, boiling, pilaf and risotto, all of which produce very different results.
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Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- understand why rice (or grains) is sometimes rinsed and/or soaked
- understand why different types of rice need different ratios of liquid in order to cook
- know how to steam rice (or grains)
- explain the various steaming methods
- know how to boil rice (or grains) using the pasta method
- explain why rice (or grains) should rest before serving
- understand how to enhance and flavor rice (or grains)
Course Syllabus
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| 1. | Introduction: Cooking Rice |
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| 2. | Complete Your Self Assessment |
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| 3. | Rinsing & Soaking Rice |
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| 4. | Ratios of Liquid to Rice |
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| 5. | Steaming Method for Cooking Rice |
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| 6. | Resting & Serving Rice |
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| 7. | Alternative Ways to Steam Rice |
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| 8. | Boiling (Pasta) Method for Cooking Rice |
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| 9. | How to Flavor Rice |
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| 10. | Practice Activities & Recipes |
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| 11. | Lesson Quiz |
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Practice Recipes
A few of the practice recipes you'll learn in this lesson.
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11 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: Cooking Rice
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: Rinsing & Soaking Rice
Task 4: Ratios of Liquid to Rice
Task 5: Steaming Method for Cooking Rice
Task 6: Resting & Serving Rice
Task 7: Alternative Ways to Steam Rice
Task 8: Boiling (Pasta) Method for Cooking Rice
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