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White rice.

It's an important and yummy food. Contrary to what most people seem to think, it is exceedingly easy to make and only takes 30 minutes (from when rice hits boiling water). Plus, it's cheap and can enhance boring foods like leftovers.

Here's how easy it is to make:

(serves 2-4)

Ingredients:

• 1 c. white rice
• 1.5 c. water

Directions:

1. Rinse the rice well under cool water in a fine mesh strainer.
2. Put water and rice in a medium saucepot (keep lid handy), bring to boil over high heat (stir!).
3. Drop heat to the barest it needs to be to keep it at a lazy simmer. Cover and let cook for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat (without disturbing cover!) and let sit for 15 minutes to steam.
5. Remove lid, fluff or stir the rice and serve.

(This is unsalted, so you'll want to add a yummy topping or add soy sauce or salt. You can keep the lid on for an extra 5-10 minutes if other food isn't ready. If you increase this recipe, you need to decrease the proportion of water.)

It's just that simple folks. Go buy a large bag of rice and cook it often.

UPDATE [2009-02-02T16:30:56]: I've heavily modified the recipe a bit with some input. First, I had a serious typo (1.5 c. water balooned to 2.5 c.!). Why such little water, you ask? Well, first when you rinse the rice, there will be some left on the rice. Anyway, I'm going to try this tonight, verbatim, and see what's up.

UPDATE [2009-02-03T07:06:50]: I tested this recipe last night and it works great!