On 2/24/2010 9:53 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:41:48 -0500, > wrote:
>
>> I did forget one of her tricks which is after the water
>> is gone, mound the rice, then cover, I didn't mound it.
>
> That wouldn't work for me. I don't touch rice after the water
> evaporates, it doesn't dry out enough for me if I do. Haven't you
> noticed that it needs those air vents in it to dry properly? That's
> one reason why converted rice works better for me when I make things
> like jambalaya... because I've got too much stuff in it and I'm moving
> it around too much for it to behave properly for me.
>
SF
I'm inherently lazy so I'll try just leaving it alone next time, I was
following the recipe which said stir up a tiny bit after water is gone
trying to be a good little cook. I do know that a lot of Puerto Ricans
traditionally mound up after most of water is gone but then Wife says
that it can be done both ways.

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