Brilio.net - Processing rice noodles can be a challenge for many people. One of the main difficulties is keeping the rice noodles from breaking easily or becoming too soft when soaked. Rice noodles that are soaked in water for too long can become soft and lose their texture, while rice noodles that are soaked for too short remain hard and not cooked perfectly. Finding the right soaking time is the key to getting rice noodles with the perfect texture .
In addition, choosing good quality vermicelli is also a challenge. Vermicelli that is too thin or of poor quality is more easily broken and difficult to process properly. When cooking vermicelli, extra attention is needed so that the vermicelli does not stick together and form lumps. Using cold water to rinse the vermicelli after soaking can help prevent them from sticking together and maintain their good texture.
Well, to make the results more beautiful, you can imitate the trick shared by Instagram user @ryzal1987 when soaking rice noodles. Through one of the videos uploaded, the netizen admitted not to use hot water when soaking rice noodles. Even so, the rice noodles can still be soft and not hard, you know.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ryzal1987 on Thursday (19/9), the netizen also admitted to using another kitchen ingredient, namely cooking oil. Well, this cooking oil will be mixed into the water used to soak the rice noodles. The function of this cooking oil is to prevent the rice noodles from breaking easily when cooked.
photo: Instagram/@ryzal1987
To be more precise, place the vermicelli in a container. Then pour in warm water. Stir until the vermicelli is completely submerged. Then pour in enough cooking oil, stir again until well mixed and let stand for approximately 20 minutes. This duration can be adjusted according to the amount of vermicelli to be cooked, yes.
photo: Instagram/@ryzal1987
After soaking for 20 minutes, lift and drain the vermicelli. In the video, Instagram user @ryzal1987 shows the results of soaked vermicelli. When lifted using a fork, the vermicelli looks really beautiful and unbroken.
photo: Instagram/@ryzal1987
Having been watched more than 347 thousand times, this video about the trick of soaking rice noodles has immediately attracted the attention of netizens. Looking at the comments column, most of these netizens expressed their gratitude for getting new knowledge that is useful to imitate. On the other hand, there are also those who claim to have successfully tried the trick.
"For spaghetti too, so it doesn't stick," said Instagram @ummilinelzahra.
"Thank you... it's true, so I've tried it," said Instagram @ameylia_123.
"Thank you for sharing your knowledge," wrote the Instagram account @salmahudin49.