Simple Japanese Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups short-grain sushi rice
• 3 cups water

Recipe

• 1 put rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of cold water until water is clear.
• 2 drain in a sieve 15 minutes.
• 3 soak rice in water (3 cups) in a 4-quart heavy pot 30 minutes.
• 4 cover pot with lid and bring rice just to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 5 reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes (avoid lifting lid).
• 6 remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes.
• 7 stir gently with a heatproof rubber spatula, folding from top to bottom of pot.
• 8 rice can be kept warm in a bowl, covered, set over (not touching) 1 to 2 inches of simmering water up to 45 minutes.