- 1 1/2 cups water
 - 1 cup long-grain white rice
 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
 
- Stir water, rice, and salt together in a heavy-bottomed pot.
 - Bring water to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid, and cook until rice is tender and water is fully absorbed, about 18 minutes.
 - Remove pot from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.