Now quickly learn how to keep cooked rice fresh for long.

Rice is one of the basic meal of the Asian cuisine. It is served as the main course dish curry, chicken teriyaki, or sweet and sour pork. However, the only problem is that it loses the freshness within an hour. Therefore, it becomes crucial to  store rice properly. So, we bring to you some of best tips on how to keep cooked rice fresh for long.

Usually cooked rice tends to become hard and stale as soon as it gets exposed to air. The easiest way would be to protect the rice with a plastic wrap. It can protect rice from air exposure and drying out. Plastic wraps traps the natural moisture of the cooked rice and keep the cooked rice fresh for a little longer.

How To Keep Cooked Rice Fresh For Long

1. Firstly, let’s start with cooking the rice. You must cook the rice as per the package directions and must remove from heat as soon as it gets ready. This is important to get the best possible freshness. Use a paddle or spoon to fluff the rice.

2. Take a plastic wrap of about 1 foot long. Clean the plastic properly. Take just about 1 cup of rice and carefully place it over the center of the plastic wrap. Then, simply wrap the entire plastic around the rice. This way you will be creating a tight ball of plastic with rice filled inside. You can simply prepare similar rice filled plastic balls.

3. After that, just freeze the plastic wrap balls of rice in order to protect the freshness. By freezing the rice balls immediately you can also keep the natural moisture. Now, you just have to keep the rice balls in the freezer until you plan to eat.

4. Now just before you are ready to eat, remove the rice balls from the freezer. Place the balls into the microwave and don’t remove the plastic wrap. Microwave it for just 30 seconds. Make sure that you turn the rice balls regularly in order to get them thawed uniformly. This will steam the rice again by keeping the natural moisture inside the plastic wrap. Do this process for one minute. Then, open the plastic wrap and check the rice freshness using  fingers. Once you notice that the rice is completely heated, continue this process. Now, place the rice on a serving plate and serve with any Asian main course dish.

This was the best way of how to keep cooked rice fresh for long. Just keep the above steps in mind and keep serving fresh rice for days.

Image Courtesy @ itsfordinner.com