Description
Our coconut rice side dish combines fluffy long-grain rice with creamy coconut milk, water, sugar and shredded coconut, resulting in a tropical-inspired side dish bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Cup Organic Long-grain white rice
- 1 Cup Coconut milk
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Tbsp. Coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea salt
- 1/4 Cup Shredded coconut
Instructions
- Rinse the rice: Place the rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse until the water runs clear. This helps remove excess starch and prevents the rice from becoming too sticky.
- In a medium-sized saucepan, heat the coconut oil over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the rice to the saucepan and stir for 1-2 minutes until the rice is lightly toasted and fragrant.
- Pour in the coconut milk, water, sugar, salt, and shredded coconut.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the rice simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
- Once the rice is cooked, remove the saucepan from the heat and let it sit, covered, for an additional 5 minutes. This allows the rice to steam and become fluffier.
- Fluff the rice with a fork before serving. Garnish with additional shredded coconut if desired.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1 gr
- Sodium: 355 mg
- Fat: 16 gr
- Carbohydrates: 38 gr
- Fiber: 1.5 gr
- Protein: 4 gr
