How to Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time | Stovetop Method | Easy Asian Cooking

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[@amandamurphy191]

Sent my son off to college with my rice cooker. I’ve never made stovetop rice before so I went looking for a tutorial. Thanks to you, mine came out perfect!

[@BigSirZebras]

When my Asian girlfriend showed me the thing with your finger to measure the water I did not believe it. I couldn't understand how it could be the samesince everybody's fingers are different and the amount of rice and size of pot are different. After I made it myself a couple times and seeing her do it dozens of times I realized it works every time. coming from a home where we only ate rice once or twice a month I really should have trusted her since she'd been eating rice three times a day for over 20 years

[@JulitoBn]

What did u eat as a carb if u didnt have rice? Honest question

[@BigSirZebras]

@@JulitoBn pasta, bread, potatoes. hell, we probably even ate tortillas more than rice.

[@JulitoBn]

@@BigSirZebras Thats so cool! In my family we eat rice like every other day Bless up

[@thunder_bug_1451]

@@JulitoBn Rice is just another starch option in the western kitchen. I will occasionally have rice but pasta and potatoes are much more common for me.

[@prod.steezey883]

@@thunder_bug_1451 they suck tho

[@jwong3818]

I have used the rice cooker all my life until college where we weren't allowed to bring rice cookers. That detail about covering with the lid after the boiling water level matches the rice level is KEY because I ended up with rice liquid all over the stove and wet rice. Thanks, Adam!

[@rsarin18]

This is pretty much exactly how my mom taught me to make rice and I was so happy when you washed because I feel like a lot of people skip over that step! The only thing I was taught different is my mom always told me to turn the heat off even if there is some water left since the pot is still hot and the rice will finish cooking.

[@icytimboslyce7939]

It was undercooked , cheap bitch tryna save on elec

[@HMhandmade]

Thank you Adam! 😊 I have tried so many "foolproof/easy/perfect" stovetop rice recipe tips with no success. After watching your video I just made a lovely pan of soft, chewy, separate, fluffy (ie perfect) white long grain rice with my cheap stainless steel saucepan and ceramic cooktop. Thank you 🙏

[@ccubsfan94]

Idk why, but YT recommended this video. I've watched more than one rice cooking video, and a few other cooking channels. But my God, this was such a relaxing video to watch, the music and your tone is just relaxing. I can't wait to see what other videos you have in store

[@KnotsOfWonders]

Reuse that water after rinsing your rice to water plants, they love that stuff.

[@jesseling2802]

Or add a dash or cinnamon,nutmeg amd sugar and you have horchata

[@jameslucas5590]

@@jesseling2802 Now that's what I call now waste. Thanks for the tips. If I don't like horchata then my plants will. ;)

[@BleedForTheWorld]

@@jameslucas5590 Yeah, that. Rice milk, basically. I don't like it myself.

[@KnotsOfWonders]

@@jesseling2802 Thanks, I'm gonna try that!

[@jameslucas5590]

@@BleedForTheWorld Is your name based on the Fist of the North Star?

[@Apollo440]

The result looks great, I have got to try it with the lid off and then on, just like you did. After watching "Jiro dreams of sushi" I have started to cook my rice in a pot with the lid on, and a big bucket of water placed on top for pressure. 2 minutes on high heat or until I see steam, and 15 minutes on the lowest setting. After watching a video from the Sushi Assiciation of Japan I have started to palm the rice in a small amount of water (to polish it), before washing it with abundant water. The Japan Sushi Association video also showed an astonishing step of not only soaking rice for 30 minutes, but also letting it dry in a sieve for 30 minutes. Combined with a good rice vinegar:sugar:salt "sauce" right after cooking and with the rice paddle "cutting" technique + fanning the rice to cool - I have arrived at the best rice ever, since first cooking sushi rice over 10 years ago.

[@shenglongisback4688]

Oh thank you for sharing Champion sound

[@alexaf.3158]

I'm gonna be the first one to admit that I couldn't make rice properly before. It was either mushy or half-cooked, I once burnt it to the point where I almost had to throw the pot in the garbage. I literally told myself: I'll follow this guy's intructions and if it doesn't work out, I'll just buy a rice cooker. Let me tell you, I just made the perfect rice for the second time thanks to you! It's fluffy, sticky and absolutely perfect. Thank you! You saved a lot of money for me.

[@vanessasegura16]

I’m quite literally shocked at how my rice came out perfect on THE FIRST TRY after watching your video. Thank you thank you! Now I can enjoy my rice as it should be!

[@Prene16]

I am so bad at cooking that I have to watch this video every single time I want to cook rice. but it works so well its totally worth it. especially once you test it once or twice to adjast the time and the heat to your stove.

[@314Vine]

I never had bad home-cooked rice until my wife passed away and I was forced to make it myself. I followed your instructions and was very pleased with the outcome. May I be as bold to say that I think you took my wife's technique and published it for yourself. LOL! Thank you for your instructions it worked out wonderful. Now I don't have to go to my local Chinese restaurant to buy cooked rice.

[@diulleariel]

For some reason, I know rice doesn’t have much taste on its own but the way Asians eats them makes it seam like it’s delicious

[@runningriot7963]

Rice by itself can be bland, but theres many ways to elevate it. Look up "This Method Has Changed the Way I Make Rice" By Charlie Anderson.

[@seanjunxianwong1324]

“I can guarantee you no Asian person has ever fluffed rice with a fork before. “ LOL

[@mintysingularity]

"in the history of the world" 😂

[@Riviel_]

Fluff with a fork? Who is dumb enough to try it

[@mintysingularity]

@@Riviel_ I just watched a rice cooking video by a chef from India that used a fork to fluff their rice. 😂

[@americanmade4791]

A fork? I'd be afraid the first Chinese grandmother to walk by would smack me on the ear and chase me out of the kitchen.

[@JGSkywalker]

@@mintysingularity I really don't know how many kinds of rice they have in India, I know they predominantly use Basmati. And Basmati is the kind of rice you fluff. I live in the Phils and we have a wide variety of rice that varies on preparation. Amount of water, times you wash it, etc.

[@colettemoolman4410]

I only recently discovered Adam Liaw (I'm not Australian!). He is by far one of the best teachers on the net for cooking methods. He adds in all the small details that others leave out but makes a huge difference in the end result. What all his videos to become a better cook! I hope he bounces back after the covid-19 pandemic's economic fallout (I read that many of his business opportunities for the next 6 months have been canceled).

[@peterd7872]

And not one of the best but The best MasterChef winner of Australia.

[@catfish5272]

I cannot appreciate this video enough. I got a bag of fresh jasmine rice and I’ve been epically failing it. Batch after batch of barely edible rice. It’s either slightly undercooked and sticky, or very well done and falling apart. Or the top is cooked bottom undercooked, or bottom mushy top dry. Not me almost crying but totally me almost crying after, what? 20 failed tries. I saw this video. Put my hands together in prayer and followed your instructions. When done… I was thrilled to see it not only perfectly cooked but FRAGRANT as well. Oh the fragrance was enough to tell me this was a SUCCESS!! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@VioletxUltra]

I always hated the way my rice turned out upon following the instructions on the back. Just made jasmine rice this way and omggg. It’s absolutely perfection. Tasted so good I just ate spoon fulls of the rice by itself 👌 Thank you friend!

[@js2702]

I lived in China for 3 years. This is the method I used as did our Aiyi. Perfect rice every time. Well demonstrated here. 👍

[@TheKrjack]

He's the Bob Ross of cooking

[@BuddinGHP]

Ainsley Harriott too.

[@DesignedByMayo]

The best walk through. I have been BURNing rice on an induction stove. Thanks to you I see what I was doing wrong.

[@NathanKt]

Thanks to you Adam I managed to make Afuri style Shio Ramen for 10 people (my family) two weeks ago. I have to admit, I never tasted (nor made obviously) ramen, but I knew from the beginning I would love it. The long preparation, especially during the first times of Autumn gave me a great "DIY satisfaction" and taught me the pleasure of controlling everything at each stage of the process. Once again, アダム先生、ありがとうございました。

[@topemeister3000]

Hell yeah Nath

[@darlenebattle3005]

Whoever he was, he's a living doll. I appreciate him teaching me the proper way to cook one of my most favorite foods. Thanks again!

[@qualqui]

Thank you for sharing the IRIE rice cooking tips Adam! I know how to fry rice Mexican style, but I bought some basmati rice, so trying your stovetop method on it. 👍and 👋from Mexico.🤠

[@mulaimami6331]

As an asian that cook rice everyday, i approve this technique 👍👍👍

[@kyledowning3578]

Thank you for this video! I learned how to cook rice in a pot as a kid, but have used a rice cooker since then. Now 30yrs later, ive learned i was missing a step. Your video helped remind me

[@theabyssaldemon]

My rice came out so perfect I shed a tear. I’ve been burning my rice time after time, crunching through hard, uneven, and downright gross rice grains. I do this no longer. Thank you Adam.

[@cvodb]

Indonesian-Dutch here. This is how I was taught. Go Adam!

[@Lokesvararaja]

Pake dandang?

[@NatassaBlazaki]

More than the recipes, I absolutely love the way you shoot your videos. When you're talking to the camera, I feel that I'm actually in the kitchen with a good friend and we're cooking together! Amazing contact with the audience and so relaxing atmosphere. Great job!

[@beckir7606]

Oh My! This girl just cooked edible stove-top rice for the first time in her life...! Easy, fluffy - no rice cooker or Insta-Pot! Tried and failed so many times before but then came YOUR recipe! I can't thank you enough... Crazy good!!!!

[@suzyqakers2418]

Thanks, I have already researched dozens of videos and yours beat them all out. The part about the rice choosing how much water to absorb did it for me. I want an oriental rice, not too sticky but not too granulated and yours absolutely makes perfect sense. I look forward to more of your videos now.

[@Jim-wb7hl]

I'm Asian, know how to cook rice, and I still sat through this video.

[@jasminealejandra5227]

felt

[@emjdedios]

we are seen

[@lydiavasileiadou6640]

Hey, does this technique makes the rice also good for sushi?

[@toddstropicals]

First thing one should learn is how to cook rice, I was lucky and learned at a very young age. I make rice exactly the same way you do.

[@Katevino]

Love how there‘s so many partners of asian people here trying to educate and not embarrass themselves😂 i think i never had good rice in my life. This looks so good😮‍💨 i definitely need to do this and if it worked i‘ll cook it for my thai boyfriend. Wish me luck.

[@rodgon123]

Rice is the main food in the Caribbean too . We have various ways to cook rice and this is the most used one 👍🏼

[@allyli1718]

Top tiered recipe!!! I love the explanations about induction stoves needing only 3/4 heat to avoid burning and showing us what the rice hitting the water with air bubbles looks like

[@M0nkeybomber]

This was such a wonderful video. I use the same process just from experience over the years but the way you talked through the process explained something’s I didn’t actually know the reason for. As a non-Asian that loves amazing rice thank you for doing this video. Cheers!

[@RonRicho]

Even if I weren't learning to cook Asian food I'd still watch Adam's videos. He's the best in the Internet.

[@Anthraxe]

Him telling you how to cook rice is almost like hearing a really motivational speech.

[@jockstrap9088]

The way he measure the water with his finger. It’s has to be his mother who told him this way. As my mother told me so. Greetings from Indonesia.

[@Night_Rose_94]

Yeah, my mother told me this too. She's from Indonesia too

[@oldfrend]

yup. vietnamese here. water up to the first knuckle.

[@jockstrap9088]

oldfrend i think it’s must be an asians specialty hahaha

[@Akelehimarenge]

Indians too

[@hillaryngadan2098]

we asians were born with that skill 😂

[@tylermech66]

asians in chat say this method is indeed perfect, as such this method is what i shall use!

[@angelalorenzo1]

🤙🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Now you need to educate BBC Food Network 😂😂

[@lassejensen1210]

Hey Adam, really love your stuff! A minor recommendation: Your background music is fine, but it is a bit on the loud side.

[@toweypat]

I agree. It's not loud enough to distract me from the food (well, nothing is!) but it is a bit loud.

[@bleb.2986]

@Lasse Jensen Thanks

[@WaygoodTravels]

I think it's perfect

[@She-wolf3636]

Thank-you so much for this video!!!! I needed to make onigiri for my Japanese culture assignment. I was nervous about messing up the rice, but you tips were a huge help. It was a huge hit!!!

[@LittleThingsinJapan]

Great onigiri! Have you decided the filling yet?

[@legitlyspelunking]

I've used this method 3 times so far and each time my rice has come out PERFECT!

[@josephstalin9225]

Nice

[@GeniusLad32]

This is actually very helpful for me. I always do the traditional British method. Step 1. Don't wash the rice. Just put it in a pan with a little bit of salt Step 2. Boil the kettle and pour the water over it. Doesn't matter how much Step 3. Boil on a medium-high heat for ~10 minutes Step 4. Take off the heat and drain into sieve Step 5. Let it rest for a minute in the sieve before fluffing a little Step 6. Serve Your way seems better lol. I should try yours.

[@starlightqueen2002]

Finally someone that can actually tell me why I should wash my rice thank you very much🧡

[@TheGioBeast]

Middle finger method always makes the perfect rice!

[@ElfChef]

One additional thing you can do is add a small piece of rinsed Kombu seaweed (Rinsed just enough to remove the surface salt) to the top of the water which will add a touch of umami flavoring to the rice while it cooks. Superb for sushi rice, and rice-based Japanese recipes.

[@xoxelo]

I just discovered this channel and it's so soothing, so much explaining, so wholesome. You gained a subscriber friend!

[@joegrist1108]

Not in a Asian household but my Hispanic Fiance and her family always make great rice and I want to be able to do the same! So excited to have this way when I’m on the go and we don’t have our rice cooker.

[@Blargaha]

I have to say that, to me, rice has been a labor. Much more so than pasta and potatoes etc. I've tried this a few times, and it's an excellent way of doing it, in that takes a lot of said labor out of the process of making excellent rice. Most excellent, and thank you!

[@JD-go2qj]

This method is legit. I watched me do it just a few hours ago and it was my first time. I used Jasmine brown rice so I had to cook for 30min instead of 15. My rice turned out great. Just as good as my mom and dad's and they've been doing it way longer than me. Next time I wanna try it with the Japanese seaweed, sesame seed and salt seasoning.

[@thebrokefoodie]

I just made rice using this method, followed the video step by step. The rice was perfect! It works! Adam thank you for the video.

[@jeanfiledeperles1532]

I think this is the best video i've ever watched, you are calm and friendly, and this rice looks awesome, i want to try this now!

[@pattabor5268]

I love the music in these videos. Makes them feel as life changing as his cooking advice.

[@panqueque445]

"What ever finger, I tend to use the middle one" My man

[@shaunie57]

Thank you Adam. This is excellent. I've been cooking rice for years with rice cooker, pressure cooker and pots. This has shown me another way of cooking rice which is superb. Thank you for your great videos Adam. Shaun, Nottingham UK 🇬🇧

[@noelemersonsuguitan4216]

Here in the Philippines, we use the rice washing liquid as stock in some stews and soups to add more body and flavor to a stew or soup dish

[@laracroftvideos]

I love those little pieces of trivia you sprinkle throughout the video like when you mentioned 「しゃもじ」! Loved it.

[@sarahwinters5321]

Wow the only heavy bottom pan I have is a Dutch oven/cast iron. Why have I never tried this before!!! Worked so well, didn’t burn or stick to the bottom! Thanks!

[@timotot123]

We got given a Cockatoo brand rice cooker from Korea as a wedding gift. That was the most useful gift ever. I think it lasted about 8 years before the electronics stopped worlimg properly. Apparently if you're in Korea they have a lifetime warranty or it's a very long warranty at least. The rice is perfect everytime 👍👍👍

[@LARPANET_3087]

Very very nice video! As someone who's new to cooking Asian food since the lockdown started here in the US, this really cleared a lot up for me. Thank you!

[@d1ssolv3r]

Thank you!!! I'm used to using rice cookers but don't have one right now, just a stove. This is super helpful. Gonna go try it now!

[@johnphamlore8073]

I was able to use your suggestions on an electric stovetop, even recovering from letting a little too much water boil away on high. Rice turned out fine. Thanks!

[@PixPunxel]

I just put 2 cups of boiling water to 1 cup of rice. Cover it and put it to minimal heat for 20 minutes. And thats it. Perfect cooked rice.

[@user-rz4kl4fv3d]

after wading through a sea of rice-cooking homemade videos from ethnic backgrounds other than Korean/Japanese with varieties other than short grain, i was excited to find this reputable source of a gem on how to cook the style of rice i'm looking for. thank you

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[@user-rz4kl4fv3d]

looked up this gem of a video again to cook some rice, and feel i'm still learning new things from it. thanks again for the knowledge

[@gadnukbreakerofworlds3460]

The feeling of holding a piping hot and full ceramic rice bowl with it's narrow base tapering to the wide rim, or a wide flat bottomed metallic one with shallow walls, and acute curves that's so hot you need a napkin to act as an impromptu oven mitt because you're too hungry to not nom nom, is one of the most comforting feelings that always hits me with a sense of nostalgia and the warmest memories of home cooking every time it happens. Done on a briskly cold day, and the feeling is only amplified to a level which seems to never fail at producing a smile upon my face. 잘 먹겠습니다~! 🤤

[@lv2draw1]

Holy crap. I didn't realise how badly i was cooking rice before now X'D Thanks for the tutorial it was clearly much needed

[@mara5054]

sameeeeee x'D I feel ashamed

[@horsingaround5353]

Thank you for making these videos. I tried your boiled egg technique and i now egg perfect every time. Once i try this technique im sure ill rice perfectly every time aswell.

[@birreboi]

I have cooked rice quite a lot of times in my life, but have never quite got it perfect, until now! I followed Adam's way and my rice was near perfect. A little bit sticky, but mainly fluffy and just delicious. The only difference was that I used an ordinary (good quality) stainless steel saucepan.

[@LittleThingsinJapan]

If you want less stickiness just try to use less water.

[@birreboi]

@@LittleThingsinJapan Yes, less water. But how I did it and that small amount of stickiness was good!

[@phoenixpes-2025]

Oh man you're a life Savior for asians... Especially asian men😂 very well cooked this way❤ Subscribed

[@melodylamour6123]

Awesomeness! I finally your way of cooking rice. You are right, so good. Your video was so clear that I wasn't intimidated to finally give it a go. Now I can't understand why I put off trying it so long. Lol. Thanks.

[@wendycook9334]

Recently found Adams channel...my daughter is obsessed with Asian cuisine. She absolutely loves sticky rice...and adores kimchi so ive had to make a batch of that too. Have to admit though...i come here to drool over Adam hahaha. Id be more than happy if he was served up on a platter 😁

[@Lokesvararaja]

Try to make kimchi with sticky rice. Tell me the outcome.

[@unscripted483]

sometimes i fall asleep to you're videos because it is soothing

[@Li_Stay]

Thank you so much for sharing all the tips on the rice cooking: I followed all of your instructions and it came out perfectly! I wanted to learn how to cook rice like this for the longest time bc the way it’s being usually cooked in Ukraine is completely different. Now I know and can cook a fluffy and great rice in a pot whenever I want🍚🍚🍚🤍🤍🤍

[@tashshan]

I have never understood why the knuckle measurement system that has been passed down for generations in Asian families works (different rice varieties, different finger lengths) but I'm reassured to find that Adam uses it too.

[@nicsevern]

Rice has been the bane of my cooking game forever and you did it - you helped me make edible rice! Better than that, it was quite delicious :) thank you!

[@ZacCoventry]

This video turns a rice cooking tutorial into beautiful art. Well done!

[@Sh4peofmyheart]

Adam, I am thoroughly enjoying your channel. Everything I have always wanted to know about Japanese cooking, but was afraid to ask, is here. Now, I just need to find a consistent, economical, reliable source of ingredients... No easy task in Arkansas, USA.

[@isasantos8577]

I find it fascinating the difference about how rice is making in each culture. Here, in Brazil, rice and beans are our basis in any meal, but for us, it goes with garlic and sometimes even onions, and that's a basic white rice, but we can also do it with small beans, meat or vegetables.

[@WaygoodTravels]

This method has changed my life. Works brilliantly!

[@Kinkajou1015]

I like your method. I'm actually craving making rice but instead of water, cooking it in some broth. Don't have anything to do that though.

[@VectoRaith]

This dude. He know what's up: adjusting the water depending on the rice type. And advice I rarely heard in other tutorials.

[@andrewmachel33]

By far the best video for cooking rice tbh

[@LordArioh]

I had some struggles back in a days with making good rice, until I finally got my own formula, foolproof, every single time. My secret is to soak it for half an hour before cooking. The rest is just measurements and timing. Nice Royal Oak you got there, sir.

[@sahlamaira5101]

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[@jimm1387]

This was the method I was taught up in the mountains of Jamaica, cooking meals over a fire for a couple months.

[@najwaamalina8026]

When you mentioned "no Asian person has ever fluffed rice with a fork before" I had doubt. Well, actually when I was kid and our new home just built, we barely had anything in the house at that time. As an Asian, rice is a must but we didn't have rice cooker then, and decided to use pot on stove instead. My late grandma teach me how to do it and when the rice is ready, she asked me to take a fork to fluff the rice. Now, even when cooking rice with rice cooker, we will fluff the rice with wooden rice fork. Different people had different way.

[@mariaahmed1985]

From Cleatwater Florida.Thank you for this perfect lesson, about how to cook a perfect rice. Gracias 🙏

[@side_Seven]

Adam can make any dish seem elegant and complex. I was entranced the whole video and then at the end when it just shows the bowl of rice I couldn’t help but laugh. Thank you for all your videos!

[@sahlamaira5101]

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[@MusicforMe123]

This is the best rice cooking video ever. Only one thing I would change, don't use the middle finger to measure the water level. There are many fingers to choose from, my choice is the index. Thanks for posting.

[@isoundmechanical7127]

such a friendly guy

[@lathamtk]

OMG finally someone answered my question whether you put your finger on the bottom of the pot and fill it to the first knuckle or whether you put the finger on top of the rice then fill in with water until the first knuckle

[@dagarred]

Really helped I had trouble making rice and tried for 2 hours until I gave up and looked up a tutorial and this really helped

[@rkseehausen531]

I love how chill these videos are

[@michaeltrimble7680]

I love going through your videos. Your energy is super soothing, and your recipes have really inspired me to tackle them. I just bought a stock pot and a whole mess of bones and chicken and I’m going to try making my first stock!

[@johnvrabec9747]

That's pretty much how I cook rice, except I usually am only making enough for 2 people. I use a smaller pot and once the water is boiling well, I turn it to the lowest setting of the stove and leave it there until the water is absorbed, then totally off until ready to serve. Perfect every time. Mu wife is always amazed that the rice comes out perfect with no scorching or burning. Every grain comes out of the pot.

[@searchzelsegovia3437]

Thank you so much you help me cook my very first first rice! This is my first time and you helped me a lot thank you again.😇🙂😇