Coconut Brown Rice
Coconut Brown Rice
Pair this side dish with delicious Thai spiced meat or tofu. This rice recipe isn't just normal brown rice because it included shredded coconut and coconut milk that adds a slightly sweet and creamy taste.This recipe is by Jeanmarie Brownson and was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
Servings
8
Total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cup long grain brown rice
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, optional
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- toasted coconut for garnish, optional
- chinese chile crisp or red pepper hot sauce (such as peri peri), for serving
Directions
- Put 3 cups of water, rice, coconut, coconut milk, garlic and salt into a 3-quart saucepan.
- Heat to a boil.
- Reduce heat to very low.
- Simmer, tightly covered, stirring once or twice, until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 40 minutes.
- Let stand off the heat, 10 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork.
- Garnish with toasted coconut.
- Serve hot jazzed up with hot sauce.