Columbian Coconut Rice
 
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Recipe type: Side
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ⅔ cups uncooked long grain rice
  • 4 teaspoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
Instructions
  1. In a medium pot, heat the coconut milk over high heat until it has just started to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until only there is only about a tablespoon of liquid in the pot, stirring frequently. Add olive oil to the pot. Continue to cook, scraping the coconut oil and solids together until they cook down to a deep brown, about 20 minutes.*
  2. Add rice, sugar and salt to the pot and stir to combine. Turn heat to medium and cook until the rice is golden and translucent, about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
  3. Add water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from heat and allow the rice to rest for another 15 minutes.
  4. Fluff the rice and serve.
Notes
* Cooking the coconut milk down to the deep brown color gives the rice a nice rice color. However, the rice still tastes delicious even if it doesn't have this nice color.
Recipe by The Little Chef at http://littlechefblog.com/columbian-coconut-rice/