Rice

Water - 2 x the amount of rice. Depends a lot on how soft you like your rice. Your rice package might also have suggested ratios.

Salt - 1/2 to 1 tsp of salt per cup of rice (cooked).

 

So if you are doing 1 cup of uncooked rice, use two cups of water and 1 to 2 tsps. of salt.

Presoak or wash your rice for at least 10 minutes. I usually rinse it until the water is mostly clear.

Put your rice into a shallow bowl that will fit inside your steamer and add the measured water.

Add the salt. Stir a bit.

Place the steamer filled* with cold water on the stove and place the bowl of rice in the steamer.

Cover.

Turn the heat on the stove to High, and cook for 20 to 25 minutes. I like the longer time to make sure my rice is done.

After your 20 or 25 minutes, take steamer off the heat and leave it alone for another 5 minutes. After that you can serve it or leave it in the steamer for keeping warm.

 

*Make sure you have enough water in the steamer so it doesn't boil dry, but not so much that it takes forever to boil.