Vietnamese · Rice

How to Cook Jasmine Rice on the Stovetop

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Fluffy and perfectly cooked jasmine rice is at your fingertips and you only need a pot and a stovetop! This recipe will get you aromatic and soft jasmine rice in under 30 minutes.

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Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Vietnamese
Rice
Ingredients
Side Dish

Total: 22 min
Prep: 2 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: one smaller or larger tested batch; choose one
Level: Medium
Energy: 374 kcal

Method8 steps · about 22 min

Step 1: Choose ONE batch: 205 g dry jasmine rice with 480 g filtered water, OR 410 g rice with 780 g filtered water. Do not add both sets together. The author notes that cooking water does not scale proportionally, so use the given matched weights for these tested batch sizes. Measure the chosen water and set it aside, then measure the chosen rice into a strainer.
Uses 480 g cooking water ONLY for 205 g rice branch · 205 g rice ONLY for smaller batch · 780 g cooking water ONLY if replacing with 410 g rice branch · 410 g rice ONLY for larger replacement batch
Step 2: In the sink under running water, briefly wash the rice in the strainer until the water turns clear.
Uses running tap water for rinsing rice · chosen 205 g OR 410 g dry rice batch, not both
Step 3: Add the washed rice and water into a saucepot. Level the rice with your hands so it’s an even layer.
Uses chosen dry rice washed until running rinsewater clear · 480 g water with 205 g rice OR 780 g water with 410 g rice; use only matched pair
Step 4: Put the pot on the stove and heat to medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook for about 4 minutes and 30 seconds or until you begin to see the water level get very close to matching the rice. This happens because the rice soaks the water, and the water evaporates a bit.
Boil rice to grain level · 5 minUses chosen rinsed rice and its matched cooking water levelled in saucepot
Step 5: Lower the heat to low and simmering, put the lid on the pot, and cook for 10 minutes.
Simmer rice · 10 minUses rice boiled about four minutes thirty seconds until water near grain level
Step 6: Turn off the heat and let the rice rest 5 minutes, still covered.
Rest rice · 5 minUses rice cooked under lid on low ten minutes
Step 7: Uncover and check that the rice is fully cooked.
Uses rice rested covered off heat five minutes
Step 8: Use a rice paddle or a fork to fluff up the rice, and serve immediately.
Uses fully cooked rice after uncovering