Simple Japanese White Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Place rice, chicken stock, and water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until tender and liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, stir in 2 tablespoons butter, and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and scramble, stirring often to chop chunks of egg into small bits with a spatula.
• Place rice in a large mixing bowl, add eggs, and toss together.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Dump rice mixture into the hot pan. Add sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 8 minutes.
• Taste and add more butter or soy sauce as desired. Serve.

Steps:

• Put rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of cold water until water is clear.
• Drain in a sieve 15 minutes.
• Soak rice in water (3 cups) in a 4-quart heavy pot 30 minutes.
• Cover pot with lid and bring rice just to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes (avoid lifting lid).
• Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes.
• Stir gently with a heatproof rubber spatula, folding from top to bottom of pot.
• Rice can be kept warm in a bowl, covered, set over (not touching) 1 to 2 inches of simmering water up to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Put rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of cold water until water is clear. Drain in a sieve 15 minutes.
• Soak rice in water (3 cups) in a 4-quart heavy pot 30 minutes.
• Cover pot with lid and bring rice just to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes (avoid lifting lid). Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Stir gently with a heatproof rubber spatula, folding from top to bottom of pot.

Steps:

• Rinse rice in a fine-mesh sieve until water is almost clear. Drain well and transfer to a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Add water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover tightly with lid, then reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Gently fold rice from top to bottom with a rubber spatula before serving.