Lemongrass Coconut Rice

The recipe Lemongrass Coconut Rice can be made in roughly 45 minutes. For $1.23 per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 431 calories, 7g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 4. 106 people were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as a side dish. Head to the store and pick up water, sesame oil, lemongrass, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by For the Love of Cooking. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly diet. With a spoonacular score of 49%, this dish is solid. Users who liked this recipe also liked Thai Basil Chicken Rice Bowl with Lemongrass Coconut Rice, Coconut Rice Pudding With Ginger Lemongrass Syrup, and Healing Lemongrass Chickpea Thai Green Curry with Toasted Coconut Brown Rice.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups coconut milk

1 ½ cups jasmine rice, rinsed well

1 tbsp lemongrass paste

Pinch of salt

1 tsp sesame oil

1 ½ cups water

Equipment:

sauce pan

frying pan

stove

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Pour the Jasmine rice into a large saucepan then fill with some cold water. Swirl the water around the rice using your hand to rinse the rice, the water will be cloudy. Carefully, drainthe water from the saucepan making sure the rice stays in the pan. Refill the pan with water and swirl then drain and repeat one more time. Drain very well.Add the coconut milk, water, lemongrass paste, sesame oil, and salt to the rice in the sauce pan. Place on the stove over highheat and bring to a boil, while making sure to mix the lemongrass paste into the rice very well. Once its boiling, place a lid on top of the sauce pan, turn the heat to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. DO NOT LIFT THE LID!!! Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the rice sit for 5 minutes. DO NOT REMOVE OR LIFT THE LID!!! After five minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Pour into a serving bowl. Enjoy.

 

Step by step:


1. Pour the Jasmine rice into a large saucepan then fill with some cold water. Swirl the water around the rice using your hand to rinse the rice, the water will be cloudy. Carefully, drainthe water from the saucepan making sure the rice stays in the pan. Refill the pan with water and swirl then drain and repeat one more time.

2. Drain very well.

3. Add the coconut milk, water, lemongrass paste, sesame oil, and salt to the rice in the sauce pan.

4. Place on the stove over highheat and bring to a boil, while making sure to mix the lemongrass paste into the rice very well. Once its boiling, place a lid on top of the sauce pan, turn the heat to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. DO NOT LIFT THE LID!!!

5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the rice sit for 5 minutes. DO NOT REMOVE OR LIFT THE LID!!! After five minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.

6. Pour into a serving bowl. Enjoy.


Nutrition Information:

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431k Calories
6g Protein
19g Total Fat
58g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
431k
22%

Fat
19g
30%

  Saturated Fat
16g
102%

Carbohydrates
58g
19%

  Sugar
0.08g
0%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
28mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
6g
13%

Manganese
1mg
73%

Iron
3mg
19%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Phosphorus
162mg
16%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Magnesium
57mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.83mg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Potassium
274mg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.14mg
7%

Folate
18µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Calcium
38mg
4%

Fiber
0.9g
4%

Vitamin B2
0.04mg
2%

Vitamin C
0.88mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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