Best Way to Cook Sticky Rice

 

1. Bring plenty of water to a full boil; you need enough to submerge your rice by about an inch.
2. While the water is heating, wash your sticky rice by placing the rice into a large mixing bowl, add plenty of room temp water and swish the rice aggressively with your hands to dislodge loose starch. Pour off the cloudy water and repeat the washing 3-4 times until the water runs mostly clear. Doesn't have to be crystal clear.
3. Drain the rice well and then put the rice in a heat proof bowl.
4. Once the water comes to a FULL rolling boil (not a simmer!) pour the water over the rice until it comes up about ½ - 1 inch above the rice. Give the rice a stir to break up any lumps, and let it soak for 20 minutes.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. While the rice is soaking, prepare your bamboo Steamer. Put your steamer basket to soak bit of water so that the rice will not stick to the bamboo basket. 
6. Meanwhile, set up your steamer and bring your steaming water to a boil. 
7. Once the rice is done soaking, rinse the rice with cool tap water to remove any starch that has come out during the soaking, then drain.
8. Place the drained rice into your steamer over boiling water - make a hole in the middle so that the rice cooks evenly. Place cover and steam for 15 minutes.
9. Set a timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes - take the bamboo steamer and flip the rice
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Break the rice in middle for even cooking and steam for another 10 minutes. 
11. That's it.