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May 5, 2019 · 3 Comments

Creamy Coconut Rice: Up your side dish flavor

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When we serve tangy or spicy dishes, coconut rice often replaces bread or potatoes as a side dish. This is a smooth, slightly sweet, side dish — but still savory. Surprisingly, it doesn’t taste much like coconut. The coconut milk simply makes it creamy.

We serve it with my husband’s Asian Turkey Burgers alongside tangy mango salsa.

Make extra for leftovers! We love Asian rice and eggs. Warm up a 1/2 cup of leftover coconut rice and top it with an egg cooked over easy and a drizzle of soy sauce for a tasty breakfast.

Creamy Coconut Rice

This rice, cooked with coconut milk, elevates the flavor of the rice. It's a solid accompaniment to many dishes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Servings 8
Calories 57 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans unsweetened coconut milk (13.6 oz cans)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 cups jasmine rice (or other rice)
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp sugar (can be omitted)

Instructions
 

  • Dump all ingredients into a medium sauce pan.
  • Bring to a low simmer, then turn the temperature down to low.
  • Cook for 20-25 minutes until all liquid is absorbed.
  • NOTE: Stir this rice a couple of times during cooking so the coconut milk does not burn on the bottom of the pan.
  • TIP: Serve with a sprinkle of lime zest over the top to make it pretty. The lime tastes great, too.
Keyword coconut, rice, side dishes

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We enjoy this rice with a lot of Asian dishes, and as a side dish with Rob’s famous Asian Turkey Burgers and mango salsa.

Mango salsa is made with fresh mango, tomatoes, lime and cilantroburger month with girlcarnivore

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