Sticky Rice

[Mags22]

Help! I’ve just done the stupidest thing ever! I’ve done boiled rice in my slow cooker but FORGOT to rinse it thoroughly first! I’ve tried leaving it in boiled water, rinsed it with boiling water - but it’s still stickier than it should be. Has anyone any rescue tips for me please (And Thankyou)?

[Canary42]

I always thought stickiness was caused by over-cooking, not unwashed.

Once reached that state I believe it's irreversible.

I look forward to more knowledgeable responses

[davebro]

just eat it?

[naomi24]

Boiling water will just cook it more. Better to rinse in cold to stop it cooking and then reheat it thoroughly when you’re going to eat.

If that doesn’t work I would start again from scratch and do it in the microwave. Don’t forget to rinse it in cold water first.

[ubasses]

If it is not too mushy, rinse it in cool water separating with fingers. To reheat, pread on a baking tray in hot oven for a few minutes. If very mushy - forget it
I always buy Uncle Ben's as does not need prewashing to remove the starch.

[Buenchico]

I NEVER pre-rinse rice. I used to but then I kept coming across online posts (including some from celebrity chefs) saying that it's simply not necessary. I just cook my rice in a saucepan, ensuring that the amount of water matches the rice correctly, so that it's all completely used during the cooking process.

Like others here, I suspect that your rice has been overcooked and/or that you've used too much water. I doubt that there's any solution to the problem. (Sorry!).

However, with a portion of rice costing about 6p, and with it needing less than a quarter of an hour to cook in a saucepan, I can't really see why it should be a major problem for you!

[Zacs-Master]

It really weird but I always washed basmati rice but forgot to last time I cooked it and it was fine.

[pastafreak]

I've been cooking rice for decades...and have never rinsed it. Like canary, I thought too much water caused sticky rice.

[Old_Geezer]

Some varieties stick more than others. It's my understanding that messing with it, and thus letting the starch out, is what encourages it to stick.

[davebro]

Michael Palin watched N Koreans making sticky rice (deliberately). The stickier the better apparently.