The popularity of crab salad among Russians is easily explainable. Preparation of this dish doesn't demand considerable time and financial expenditure, besides, this salad perfectly is suitable both for usual, and for a festive dinner. One of often used ingredients of crab salad is boiled rice which can be made in two ways.
It is required to you
- long-grain rice;
- water;
Instruction
1. That rice for crab salad didn't turn out sticky and viscous, don't buy kruglozerny grades of rice which emit a lot of starch when cooking. For preparation of salad long-grain rice because after cooking it becomes friable is necessary and easily mixes up with other ingredients of a dish. It is desirable to use a converted rice which differs in special friability in finished form.
2. The best way of cooking of rice is the way of absorption. Put 1 part of the washed-out rice and 2 parts of water in a pan. Bring pan contents to the boil on strong fire. After boiling close a pan a cover and lower fire to a minimum. Time of cooking of rice depends in this way on its look. For example, usual long-grain rice completely absorbs water within 15 minutes, and a converted rice – within 20-25 minutes. Not to lose couples during cooking of rice, try not to lift a pan cover too often for check of its readiness. When rice cooks, put a baking plate a pan cover a clean kitchen towel and let's rice stand within 20 minutes. This way of preparation of rice allows to keep a maximum of the useful substances which are contained in it.
3. In the conditions of deficiency time can make boiled rice by way of boiling. For this purpose put necessary amount of rice in a pan and fill in it with a large amount of water. Bring pan contents to the boil and you cook rice, without covering a pan. When rice becomes soft, drain water, cast away rice on a colander and wash it with boiled water. That rice quickly cooled down, in addition wash it with cold water.