Best 3 Chinese White Rice Recipes

CHINESE WHITE RICE

Steps:

• (The 2 cups in an arbitrary measurement so that I can get the servings/yield number---this is really more of a method, so you can make as much rice as you need -- just use about half as much rice as you want for a finished product.).
• Pour desired amount of rice into a pot with a good fitting lid (rice must cover bottom of pan and should be an inch or more deep, so use the proper sized pot for amount of rice you are cooking).
• Cover rice several inches with water.
• Stir rice and water with your hand. Water will turn milky (this is the extra starch coming off the rice).
• Pour water off the rice using your hand or the lid to keep rice in the pot.
• Repeat rinsing and draining two more times. Water should be clear on last rinse.
• Cover rice with clean cold water to the depth of your first knuckle with the tip of your pointer finger touching the top of the rice (this will be a bit less than an inch).
• Put pot on stove and turn burner to high.
• Bring to a boil, uncovered, and continue boiling until tunnels form from the steam coming through the rice - most of the water will no longer be visible. (Looks like someone poked it several times with a drinking straw).
• Cover pot with lid and turn stove down to low.
• Keep covered and cook for 30 minutes more.
• Uncover and fluff up a few grains to test to see if it's done.
• If necessary, cover and cook for a few more minutes.
• When done, fluff rice with fork and serve.
• If you're making fried rice, it's best to use day old rice so put this in the fridge after it has cooled a bit and enjoy it tomorrow!

CHINESE TAKE-OUT WHITE RICE

Steps:

• Pour the rice into a mesh strainer and run cold water through the rice while stirring it around with your hand. This washes the excess starch from the rice.
• When the water runs clear, combine the rice and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes, then cover and reduce the heat to low.
• Cook the rice for 18 minutes, remove it from the heat, and let it rest with the cover on for 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately.
• Tip: to reheat rice, place it in a metal colander or mesh strainer set over 1 inch boiling water in a large pot. Cover the pot and steam the rice for 5 minutes.
• Do not refrigerate cooked rice unless you plan on using it for fried rice, rice pudding, etc. Refrigerated rice becomes hard and never regains it's fluffy texture after being chilled.
• Cooked rice can be kept at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

SLICED FISH WITH CHINESE BROCCOLI ON WHITE RICE

Steps:

• PREPARATION.
• Remove any fish bones and cut the fish up into bite size pieces, set aside.
• Beat one egg yolk in a bowl, set aside.
• Place about 4 or more tablespoons of cornstarch on a big flat plate and spread out, set aside.
• Remove and discard the leafy part of the Chinese broccoli, cut the stems at an angle and into bite side pieces, set a side. (Or substitute American broccoli, tofu, string beans, other greens).
• Grate 2 tablespoons ginger, set aside.
• In a bowl add the stock, ginger, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, salt & white pepper to taste, 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch (or more as needed to thicken), set aside.
• COOKING DIRECTIONS.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil, add 1/8 teaspoon salt and then add the cut up broccoli and par-boil for about 1 minutes, drain and set aside.
• In a wok (or Teflon pan) add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, then add the par-boiled broccoli and cook stir for about two minutes, remove and set aside.
• In a wok (or Teflon pan) add about 4 tablespoons of peanut oil and heat to moderate hot (not to the point of smoking).
• Deep a fish piece in the egg and then into the cornstarch (coat both sides) then add to the wok. Do this quickly for the remaining fish pieces, separating the pieces as needed (but do not turn).
• When you see that the pieces are cooked for about 2 minutes on one side, then turn all and cook another 1 minute. Next drain and into a plate. However, retain 2 tablespoons of oil and discard the rest.
• Return to the wok 2 tablespoons of the oil from the fish. When the oil is hot, add the par-boiled broccoli, rice wine, ½ tablespoon soy sauce and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
• Next add the bowl of stock and stir to thicken (add more cornstarch as needed).
• Then add back the fish pieces "ON TOP" (do not incorporate) and cook for 1 minute to heat up and then one quick stir. On a serving plate add some hot white rice and on top (or on the side) add the fish pieces.
• Enjoy.