Coconut Rice

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/56059/asian-coconut-rice/?print=

Meant to make this but forgot to use coconut milk instead of water - try next time! 

This coconut rice is perfect! I tried many different ways to duplicate my favorite restaurant's coconut rice after they went out of business. It's delicious topped with toasted coconut and chopped cilantro.

Prep Time: 

5 mins

Cook Time:

 

25 mins

Total Time:

 

30 mins

Servings:

 

4 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice

• 1 (14 ounce) can light or full-fat coconut milk, well shaken and stirred

• 1 ¼ cups water

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

• 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.

2. Place rice in a fine mesh strainer, and rinse with cold water, stirring rice using your fingers to remove excess starch, until water from rice runs clear, about 1 minute.

3. Place rinsed rice, coconut milk, water, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan; stir until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.

4. Bring mixture in saucepan to a boil over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, undisturbed, for 11 minutes. Turn off heat; steam, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Uncover and gently stir in coconut oil.

5. Enjoy!

Cook’s Note

You can add pandan leaves to the cooking water for a more traditional flavor. Tie 2 to 3 leaves into a knot and add them to the water just before the rice cooks; remove the leaves once the rice is finished.

Top with chopped cilantro and toasted coconut for extra flavor and texture.

Nutrition Facts 

           

calories453

total carbohydrate 61g dietary fiber 2g total sugars 1g protein7g total fat 21g saturated fat 19g vitamin c 1mg sodium 54mg calcium 20mg iron 4mg potassium 216mg