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Baking soda trick to make springy and crumbly rice: the perfect side dish for you
31.03.2022 13:15
Updated: 08.04.2023 19:24
Rice is a favorite gourmet dish, it contains many useful nutrients for our body.
Rice is one of the few side dishes that is ideal for fish and meat, poultry and vegetables.
To make the porridge crumbly, and not a disgusting watery mess, you need to use simple secrets, knowing which, you can always cook the perfect rice and an appetizing dish.
Reasons why add soda to rice
Experienced cooks know that when cooking rice, you need to add backing soda on the tip of a knife. There are several reasons for this.
When soda is added, rice turns out to be doughier; the porridge will be airy, but not viscous at all. Soda easily removes the peculiar smell of rice, as it has absorbent properties.
When cooking porridge, soda will help to quickly remove the remnants of the husk that could not be removed during the washing of the cereal. During the boil, they will quickly rise to the top, after which they can be easily collected with a spoon and removed.
What you need to do for the perfect side dish
It is important to wash rice several times, and water for making porridge should be taken twice as much as rice.
After boiling water, add salt to taste and wait for the cereal to swell. Now you can add a little soda and cook the cereal until tender.
