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Start the 2 quarts water and salt boiling in large stock pot or dutch oven.
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Rinse rice until water runs clear (or as close to clear as you can get it).
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Add rice to boiling water, boil about 10 minutes or until rice is about half cooked.
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Drain rice in colander, reserve.
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In stock pot or dutch oven, pour about 1/4 cup melted butter on bottom, tilt to cover 2 inches up sides.
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Pour the half-cooked rice into the pot, try to make a nice mound in the middle, and avoid the sides as much as possible.
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With the end of a wooden spoon, make holes in the mound of rice (5 or 6 places) evenly around.
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Pour the remaining melted butter onto the rice, and drizzle 1/4 Cup of the extra water into the holes you made. Cover pot with kitchen towel to absorb the steam, place pot lid on towel.
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Cook on very low heat, checking after about 15 minutes. If the rice is browning too fast, add the remaining extra water a little bit at a time.
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Cook rice until it's done, about 30 minutes.
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Try not to check it too often, as it needs to steam.