Crispy rice, always
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has always played a starring role at dinnertime, I’m no longer satisfied to eat the fluffy grains straight from the pot. Plain rice?! I’m asleep!Crispy rice is a global phenomenon, beloved across continents because it’s a textural marvel .
Like an upside-down cake, it’s not the kind of thing you can check on along the way—the crispiness quotient is unknowable until the dish is done. And on a busy weeknight, I cannot deal with that kind of pressure.the crispy rice—without putting in the work required of a more involved dish, I cheat. This lazy lady’s shortcut eliminates the need for precision and feeds my desire for dinner to be hot, fast, and punchy.