My neighbor's 2 minute rice trick made me toss my leftover logic

I was ranting about how my fried rice always comes out mushy and my neighbor said she throws her leftover rice in a colander and rinses it with cold water before stir frying. Tried it last Tuesday with some week old chow mein rice and it actually crisped up like takeout. Anyone else got a weird prep step that sounds backwards but works?

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drew2774d ago

Saw a chef on some cooking show say the same thing, rinsing old rice wakes it back up. Tried it with my leftover takeout and yeah, weird but it works perfect.