But that all has to happen before you start cooking. If your rice is already stickier than you'd like, you could try rinsing it under cold water to remove some of the excess starch. Other options: you could go the pudding or porridge route mentioned above, or consider turning the rice into a riff on risotto by adding a little stock and Parmesan and stirring until creamy.
When the starch of the rice bubbles up and out of the top of the pot, you're going to have a mess on your hands. Several things that might cause this issue. You may be cooking the rice at too high a temperature, which can creating cloudy, bubbly boil-overs.
Or your pot may be too small. Remember, rice needs to expand, plus getting a bigger pot will make it easier for you to cook all manner of dishes. Finally, it could be our old friend starch again: don't forget to rinse your rice before cooking! The cookbook author's affordable go-to dinner uses any and every vegetable in the fridge. By Julia Turshen as told to David Tamarkin. This can cause the rice grains to split open and make your rice squishy and gooey.
If you want to fix that, one of the simplest solutions is to make it even mushier and turn it into a rice pudding. How to fix mushy brown rice or white rice and make it into rice pudding? Add some milk to your rice, along with some sugar and a little vanilla. You are only using a small amount of vanilla and sugar, and once you mix all of that together, you have a lovely rice pudding.
You can keep in cooking the rice, on low heat. This will evaporate the water and dry out the rice a bit. This works for Spanish rice as well. You just need to keep on cooking it on a low heat until the water boils off.
How to fix mushy Spanish rice without using the pot? That would be to remove the rice from the pot and place it on a baking sheet. Then, bake that in the oven for a few minutes to evaporate the water. You could also try to drain the water off the rice. You can do that by draining the rice through a fine mesh sieve or just opening the lid slightly on the pit and turning it on its side to drain out the water.
The best way to prevent your rice from becoming sticky and mushy in the rice cooker is to rinse it first and then be careful about how much water you use. Too much water can make it mushy and sticky. Add Private Note. Saved Add to List Add to List. Add Recipe Note. Most Popular. Classic Tomato Soup Recipe. Potato Gnocchi Recipe. Osso Buco Recipe. Classic Bread Stuffing Recipe. So here are ways to fix rice that has turned out less than perfectly: Problem: The rice is still very chewy or hard in the middle after the allotted time.
Private Notes Edit Delete. Comments Leave a Comment. Leave A Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Member ID. As the water is absorbed, and the rice grains get closer and closer together, they will begin to stick to one anther and form large clumps.
The very simple solution is to rinse. Put your uncooked rice in a large bowl, fill it with cold water, and use your hands to agitate the rice in the water. You will notice that the water is cloudy; that's all the starch! Strain the rice through a fine mesh sieve and repeat the process three more times, until the water runs clean.
Seriously, this is important. The other contributing factor to mushy rice has to do with ratios, and getting the ratio right takes a few practice pots of rice. Not to mention that the brand of rice you use, the type of pot, and the way the lid fits all affect how the rice cooks. As you'll notice when you're practicing, the width and height of the pan will affect the rate of absorption.
How tightly or loosely the lid fits affects evaporation and how much water is lost and not available for the rice. One day, you may even spice your rice.
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