Side Dishes
COCONUT RICE*
MAKES 3 CUPS; SERVES 4
Ingredients
2
teaspoons oil or butter
2
cloves garlic, minced
2
tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1
½ cups long-grain white rice
1
cup Coco Lopez ® Unsweetened Coconut
Milk
1
½ cups water
salt
Instructions
Heat
the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and
cook until fragrant
but not brown, about 1 minute. Add the rice and sauté until the
individual grains are shiny, about 1 minute.
Add
the coconut milk, water and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover
the pan, and cook the rice
until all of the liquid is absorbed and the grains are tender, 18
to 20 minutes.
Remove
the pan from the heat and let the rice stand, covered, for 1 minute. Fluff with
a fork and server at once.
* Excerpted
from Steven Raichlen’s
Used by permission
of Workman Publishing Co. Inc.,