Cooking rice without a rice cooker
Have you ever cooked rice in a pot when you don't have a rice cooker?
I have.
When I cooked rice in a pot, it reminded me of my elementary school cooking class.
Put enough rice for the number of people in a glass pot and cook it over a fire.
I tried to use it again this time, but it did not go well and I had to reflect on it.
Reflection: I cooked rice in a pot, but there was no lid, which was crucial.
A lid would have prevented the steam from escaping and allowed the rice to steam. However, since there was no lid, I used aluminum foil as an alternative. That may have been a mistake.
I did some research before I started cooking by myself, but everyone was using lids. I used aluminum foil because I didn't have a lid.
The rice in the pot was soft like porridge, and I thought it would be better to cook it in a pot a little later for dishes that use white rice.
So this time, it was a validation, and I think this kind of experience is also a source of fun and success. It is experiences like this that make cooking for myself fun.
First time making kimchi fried rice
I made kimchi fried rice. For the first time in all the fried rice I have made, I used kimchi for seasoning.
Ingredients: 4 cups of freshly cooked white rice (too cooked for one person)
3 wieners
2 eggs
1 green onion
kimchi (as needed)
Procedure: Heat oil in a frying pan. Heat on medium
When the pan is warm, add 2 eggs and let the whites of the eggs lose their moisture.
When it becomes about the size of a fried egg, add 4 cups of rice and mix immediately.
Fry until the rice is thoroughly coated. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste and stir.
Next, add green onions and sausage cut into bite-size pieces.
Finally, add a little kimchi and stir.
Impression: This is one of the best fried rice I have ever made. I think it would be even better if I added more garlic.
Reflection: I was too enthusiastic and cooked 4 cups of white rice.
I figured if I was going to make it once, it would be easier to mass produce. The pan I used this time was a household frying pan with a Teflon coating.
Fried rice can be made with a few ingredients, so if you are in trouble, I think it is no problem to make fried rice.
What shall I cook next?
Pasta using a kettle
This time, I made pasta using an electric kettle instead of boiling pasta using a gas stove.
Reason for using an electric kettle: We usually boil water on a gas stove before putting in pasta noodles and boiling them. We were curious whether it would be possible to boil pasta noodles safely if we had an electric kettle instead of a gas stove, so we decided to test it.
I did a lot of research on how to boil pasta noodles with an electric kettle, but it was different from what I wanted to do, so I decided to experiment on my own.
I decided to experiment on my own because it was different from what I wanted to do. I found out that pasta noodles were put directly into the electric kettle for cooking, and I was worried about spills, so I decided to reject the idea.
What I wanted to do was investigate how to transfer the hot water from the electric kettle to a pot to boil the pasta noodles. However, I did not receive any information that looked like that, so I verified it.
The pasta noodles were long, so I folded them in half and placed them in the pot. During the process, I thought about replacing the hot water, but since I didn't have a lot of hot water in the pot, I figured I could just add more.
Pasta sauce is Neapolitan.
Reflection: Was the amount of hot water too little and the pot was made of aluminum, which is a good thermal conductor and diffuses heat? The solution can be explained. The texture is a bit hard. So hard that it sticks to your teeth. If I make it again, I would prefer a gas stove.
