David!! Quick tip from an Asian who has grown up on rice: always, always, wash your rice!! The rice grains are often covered in starch, and will cause your rice to become clumpy/gooey when it cooks. Also, there's likely some kind of dust/pollutants on the rice from the packaging/harvesting process, so it's always best to wash your rice!!!
@@pacnaib cool , we do that here in India too . No matter how clean the chicken/lamb/seafood is or what the Health Ministry suggest , we ALWAYS wash it 😂
I love how nowadays he doesn't have to eyeball the measurement when buzzfeed once again fails to mention them. He just texts all these people on instagram, really proud of how far you've come David! Please keep doing these fun recipe tests!
As the pro rice cooker in my family, I fry about a cup of rice (wash it if the package says to) in about half a tablespoon of neutral oil until it's slightly more opaque and fragrant. I then cover it with about a cup and 3/4 of *boiling* water (it shortens cooking time) I add salt, stir it once, then lower the heat and cook it for about 15-20 minutes or until you don't see water when tilting the pot. When it's ready I kill the heat, let it sit for 5-10 minutes then take a fork and fluff the grains (it makes a HUGE difference). This method always worked for me and I hope it'll help you out! Love your channel ♥
Do you mean slightly more 'translucent' (or slightly less opaque)? I find a lot of people get confused with 'opaque' & 'translucent', and raw white rice initially becomes a bit more translucent after being lightly fried in oil
I'll be honest with you, it becomes a brighter white color, less dull then the uncooked. I do not know if opaque is necessarily the correct term but brighter white is a better description I believe!
I have that too....In Indonesia and some Asian countries we eat rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's our staple...If you didn't eat it...it means you haven't ate yet.
Μαρία Παππά rinse and drain the rice beforehand a few times until the water is clear or cook it for 10 ish minutes then do the rinse and drain thing, then finish cooking it. that should get rid of some starch
Jasmine rice or whatever rice, etc, all have different techniques & temperaments. He probably burns the bottom. Its not necessarily minute rice. Risotto is creamy rice, Gordons always yelling about how nobody knows how to do it.
Quick question. HOW DO YOU LIVE?! Eating vegan is prohibitively expensive where I live. Meat and dairy are usually much cheaper than their vegan alternatives. I mean no disrespect, just curious how you not starving.
@@aerospyrosftw I've went vegan for a few months a couple years back for a weight loss routine. You'd be surprised. I found it was more of learning to budget. Peanut butter and fruits are surprisingly filling, and picking up tofu and learning to cook it right and prepare it in different ways (that white protein block is remarkably good to suit your taste needs if you learn to work with it), can really get you a long way. Then again, that was my experience, which was for a specific reason. Those who choose to be vegan for good may have a different approach.
watching your cooking technique grow over the years is so cool! I always thought you were a pretty good home cook, but you have a lot more skill and intuition nowadays. I really respect you as a cook!!
Your rice doesn't turn out well because you're not making it correctly! Lol you have to boil the water first, add the rice, stir and then turn it down to low. You can scrape the bottom of the pan once or twice while its simmering but then leave the lid on!
doesn't it depend of the kind of rice tho? my mom is from the philippines, so i've grown up cooking the jasmine rice she always buys at an asian grocery store and it works every time both in a pan and in a rice cooker. you rinse the rice, cover it with water until it reaches the first knuckle of your middle finger, cook it until it boils, turn the heat down to low and leave it for 15 minutes. whenever i had to cook rice for any norwegians and they give me cheap, norwegian grocery store jasmine rice and i do the exact same thing i always do (i've done it both in a pan and in a rice cooker) it always fails on me. idk, there's so many different methods to cooking rice and every type (or brand) cooks differently, so either he doesn't cook whatever rice he uses like it should or he's using some weird rice. i've at least learned to follow packet instructions if i'm using rice i'm not familiar with and not do what i'm used to doing.
I fry my rice in oil and put salt, onion powder, and garlic powder. Until it goldens a bit and then eyeball my water. Put a lid on it and stir occasionally untill the rice looks fluffy and not wet
David! I told you to wait for the water to boil before you put the rice in and then cover and turn down immediately and do not open that lid for at least 20 min!
This may have been made a few months ago, but I am never going back to packaged taco seasoning ever again! Homemade is SO much better! Awesome video by the way! I have enjoyed quite a few of your videos as well! You have gotten a new sub man, keep it up!
Perfect Rice EVERY Time. Put desired amount of rice in pot, add twice as much water. Bring to a boil. Immediately turn to simmer and add a lid. Set timer for 20 minutes. Don't stir, don't remove lid. It will be done perfectly after 20 minutes.
Honestly I have like the exact same allergies as David. The struggle is real! Although it is nice to see allergy representation in cooking based shows/channels, lmao
I love how David always takes a deep breath, braces himself and then just goes for the bite. Idk why but I think it’s funny how he gets nervous....... 😂
I worked at a restaurant for 4 months and I was the one who would always chop the lettuce and I was told I didn't need to wash them so I never did 🤷♀️
One thing I will say is that I really appreciate that your microphone doesn't pick up all the noisy chomping sounds etc... when you're trying the food. I can't stand hearing people eat, and with your videos I never can!
Cooking rice: 1 part rice, 2 parts water. RINSE THE RICE Add both to the pot. Stir so rice doesn't stick to the bottom. Bring to a boil. Stir once more. Cover. Turn off the heat. Leave on the burner for 20-25 min. Do not lift the lid. Works for me every time. Use a big enough pot that it doesn't boil over.
Watching this on my lunch break at work, I used the same cilantro lime rice recipe when I meal prepped this week! So I'm eating it rn while I watch him cook it lol
Tips to help you with the rice: 1. Wash your rice, put it in the pot and swirl it in the water, drain water, repeat. Keep doing this until the water stays semi-clear. 2. Once your rice comes to a boil put the lid on, turn to low and leave it alone. 3. When it's done, take it off the burner and keep the lid on for another 15 minutes before 'fluffing' Or just get a rice cooker and it would be exponentially easier :)
I use my pressure cooker now for rice. But I always did 1 part rice, 2 parts water. RINSE THE RICE. Bring to a boil. Stir, Cover. Turn off the burner and just let it sit on the burner for 25-30 min. Have a pot with high enough sides so it doesn't boil over. (This works best for electric stoves that hold the heat. Not sure about gas.) It always turned out perfectly and if you forget about it on the stove, it doesn't matter.
So, just a tip. If you're cooking rice do it in a pressure cooker or keep the rice in a separate bowl which you then will place in the pot you're going to cook it in, this way it won't have any burnt parts.
Oh poor sweet David! Get yourself a rice cooker, hon. Going to sound like a 90’s infomercial here, but you literally set it and forget it! The rice comes out perfect every single time. And most rice cookers do more than just rice.
I can't cook rice either but I got an instant pot and it's literally the only way I can make rice now. It always turns out fluffy and never burns. Plus you can make a huge batch and save it for later
alize0623 actually a ton of people agree you are not supposed to cut raw meats on wood. If you do you shouldn’t use the board for anything other than raw meats though
Me: Eats my chipotle bowl with lettuce on top while watches David cook. David: “Fun fact even if the package says to wash your lettuce, some restaurants don’t.” Me: “EWWWWW” *spits out lettuce*
David, to cook rice, all you do is pot the rice in the pot, add the water, bring it to a boil put the lid on then LEAVE IT for 15-20 minutes. That's all
Hope this helps: How to make rice: 1. Wash rice in water (2x or 3x is ok) and drain. 2. For 1 cup of rice, add 1 cup of water. 3. Cover. High heat and bring to a boil. 4. Once it boils, lower the heat to the lowest fire you can possibly obtain in your stove. 5. Wait till it's ready. (Time usually varies but i just test by eating a little bit of the rice and if it's soft enough to eat, it's good to go. Lol) OR 1. Buy a rice cooker 😆
We eat rice daily and we have this sort of measurement where the amount of water exceeds about 1 inch from the amount of rice or we dip our middle finger until it reach the top layer of the rice then put water until it reaches the first line in your middle finger. Let it boil for about a few minutes in mid heat until you see a bit water running down the sides of the pot (it's a usual thing when cooking rice, idk about you guys) then we'll lower the heat and wait for a few minutes, then the rice is all done!
How to make rice: rice 100g water 150ml ratio weight to volume =1.5 Bring your lightly salted water to a boil, reduce the heat to a low setting, add the rice, cover the pot, wait 10 minutes, take your pot off the heat, wait 10 minutes, your rice is now ready to eat. If you want you can add a piece of butter to your rice when it's ready.
David as an armature college cook I found rice cooking is easier when you start with a rolling simmer for rice! Kind of like pasta! You can always invest in a rice cooker, they are a great investment!
Rice: 1. Wash (or don’t if you’re a savage) 2. Add equal amount water as rice 3. Cook, lid on, high heat 4. Notice it’s boiling? Turn heat to low 5. Wait 10 min. Done
Here in Japan most people just use rice cookers, but my family made it in a pot growing up. I’ve never had a problem with rice. Just, if it’s brown rice you have to cook it longer
The better way to cook basmati rice (coming from an indian who eats rice almost every single day): Wash the rice THOROUGHLY TWICE. This will get rid of the excessive starch and help on cooking times. ALSO, for beautiful al dente and absolutely non sticky rice, add lemon juice to the water you're gonna cook it in.
Also the way you make rice makes me scream lol it helps to have the water already boiling when you add in the rice or toasting the rice in a little bit of oil to prevent it from sticking! Also cook it for about 25 minutes and let it rest for 5, it ALWAYS works 😌
Tried and true method for cooking rice at least for me. 1 part rice to 2-2.5 parts water. Put stove top on high. As soon as it is boiling reduce to medium low. When there is about 5%water left remove from heat and let rest for 5mins. Then serve. This works for me anyway
Cooking rice is the easiest. You have to always rinse the rice until the water runs clear and try to soak it at least twenty minutes. For one cup of rice I put three cups of water in my pressure cooker
Not washing lettuce is gross. I used to work at Wendy's and the amount of bugs that would come off of the romaine lettuce upon washing was disgusting. I'm glad we had to wash it, even though the entire process of cutting, soaking, washing, cutting again, and drying took around 3 hours lol
hey david, this is how you make foolproof rice: buy a rice maker :D but for real, recipe down below 1. measure rice. you will want a 4:5 ratio of rice:water so keep this in mind when measuring out rice. 2. rinse and soak your rice. this is SO EASY but most people skip it. rinsing and soaking the rice will help to take out some of the starch, and will help it cook more evenly. rinse carefully or you can break your rice grains. you don't need to measure soaking water, just cover the rice. the soaking water can be used to water a plant. 3. drain the soaking water (it contains starch and keeping it will make your rice gummy) and add water to cook. if you are using whole cups of rice, you add 1 1/4 cup water for every cup of rice; as well as any seasonings. 4. set on a stove, uncovered, on high heat. wait for rice to boil, as soon as it is boiling, cover and reduce heat on as low heat as possible. 5. leave on lowest low for 20-25 minutes. turn back to high heat for 5-10 seconds to dry out rice a bit. if you forget about your rice and leave it for 35+ minutes you probably don't need to dry it out. but the good thing is if you forget and leave the rice on even for an hour, almost all of your rice will still be edible albeit a bit dry. sometimes i'll make easy spanish rice by replacing 1/5 of the water with up to twice as much salsa (eg. if you are using 5 cups of water originally, use 4 cups of water and 1-2 cups of salsa). if you want the best flavored rice, check out the blog "Mexico in My Kitchen" by Mely Martinez.
Of all the places I’ve worked at in the food industry, I can honestly say Chipotle is the only restaurant that thoroughly cleaned the ingredients that needed it.
