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

Somehow listening to him makes me happy.

He always looks like as if he was telling you something painful, but true

This first time watcher turned into a subscriber immediately. So calm, friendly and informational. He just seems so trustworthy and gives off good vibes.

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

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

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

He's the Bob Ross of cooking

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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).

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.

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.

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.

Middle finger method always makes the perfect rice!

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 🙏

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

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

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!

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。

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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 🇬🇧

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!

I love how chill these videos are

This method has changed my life. Works brilliantly!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!!!

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

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!

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

I just found this channel today, and I love the quality of the video and your explanations and also your cover images. I love the consistency of how u display the recipes in your cover image and they really help build on your brand. Can’t wait to watch more

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!!!!

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.

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

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!

That had to be hands down the best instruction I have ever seen. Thanks!!

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

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!!!!!

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!

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

By far the best video for cooking rice tbh

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

Love your energy - Thanks for sharing you passion and knowledge! x

Just found your channel. Thanks for helping me cook better rice. Definitely improved my rice.

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!

Never seen this method before. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the video @Adam Liaw

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

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.

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

This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, so much!

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!

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~! 🤤

Works 100% of the time!!! Amazing.

This is a brilliant explanation.thankyou Adam.

Best I’ve seen to date!

This worked perfectly and was so easy, thank you!

I just did some basmati rice with this method and it worked great! Thanks for the video!

Dear Adam, thank you sooooooo much!!! I'm French and I tried your wonder method with Riz de Camargue and it worked wonders!!! Thanks!! I love your videos, tone and the way you explain! Keep up the excellent work😍☺👌😉

'No Asian person in the history of the world has ever fluffed rice with a fork'. LOL, hilarious. See Gordon Ramsey make rice and then fluff it with a fork. I'm getting rid of all my forks now. You made my laugh hard on this one Adam! :D

THANK YOU ADAM YOU'RE THE BEST!!!

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.

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.

Best rice tutorial I have ever seen not surprised though Adam👍

i just tried it 😱. it really is perfectly cooked rice. thank you

I am eating poorly selfcooked rice while watching this

Loving the rice - excited for the future

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.

Wow. It looks so good and perfect. Nice 👍🏾

Best presentation of stove top rice on Y/T!

Thanks so much for explaining this simply.

Wooohoooo, can't wait to cook up some rice on my new ASKO stove top... Thanks Adam

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.😇🙂😇

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.🤠

I love this man.

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.

Very well explained and executed video. Right to the point, experienced visual directions. 2 year old video gets a new subscriber and I’ll be coming to your channel often for more experience. Thank you

Another beautiful video. Been a rice cooker for all my life and I still learn something new from you. Looking at my knuckles now! LOL