Rice is one of the most common sides among many cultures. Coming from a Hispanic background, rice is part of almost every meal that my mom makes. It’s safe to say that my family loves rice. This is one of the very first things that I learned to make on my own. I’m not going to lie, the first time I made rice by myself I totally messed it up. It looked more like rice pudding than nice fluffy rice you would see on tv or in the restaurants.  But I didn’t give up there I was determined to fix my errors and make some nice fluffy rice. On today’s post I’m going to go over two different ways to make rice; on the stove and in a rice cooker.  The rice cooker is an appliance that has made it a little easier and faster to make rice.

Ingredients

• Rice
• Oil
• Salt
• Onion
• Garlic powder

Directions  ( Stove Top )

1. Rinse 3 cups of rice then set aside
2. Place a large pot on the stove over a low heat
3. Add 2 table spoons of oil to the pot
4. Cut a slice of onion and add to the pot
5. Once the onion is brown add the rice
6. Stir the rice for 3-4 minutes
7. The add water, enough to cover the rice
8. Raise to a medium heat
9. Before all of the water dries out lower the heat and cover
10. Once all the water has dried out, with a fork fluff the rice.
11. Let the rice keep cooking until soft.

Once the rice is soft place with the rest of the food.

Directions (Rice Cooker)

1. Measure 3 cups of rice with measuring cup provided
2. Rinse the rice
3. Add the rice to the cooker
4. Measure 3 cups of water with measuring cup provided
5. Add salt to taste
6. Add a little garlic powder for extra flavoring (optional)
7. Then add 2 table spoons of oil
8. Cover and then set the cooker.
9. Once done fluff the rice with a fork
10. Let the rice sit in the cooker for about 5 more minutes
11. After 5 minutes then serve