One thing that you need to remember when cooking rice is to use a pot that is large enough. When rice is cooked, it expands and this will prevent the water from pouring out while boiling.If you need an easy and perfect recipe to cook 2 cups of rice, this one is perfect for you. It is simple to double or half the recipe to meet your needs. Just make sure to not let the pot run out of water or you will burn your rice.
Turn on the stove to medium-high heat and bring the water to a boil.
When the water is boiling, add the salt and the vegetable oil. If using, butter, allow it to melt.
Add the rice and stir.
Reduce to low heat and cover the pot with the lid and let the rice simmer for about 16 to 18 minutes. Larger amounts of rice can take up to 25 minutes to cook.
The rice is cooked when you stop seeing water boiling in the middle of the rice grains.
Let the rice rest in the pot for about 10 minutes to make sure all the water is absorbed.
Fluff with a fork, let it sit for another 2 minutes and your rice is ready to serve.
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If you want to serve more people, you just need to double the ingredients. For example, for 8 people you need 4 cups of white rice and 8 cups of water. It's that simple.