4.8 from 12 votes
Coconut Rice
This Coconut Rice is perfectly cooked, soft, and aromatic in flavor! It brings plain rice to a deliciously exotic new level! Just 5 ingredients to this yummy coconut rice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Asian , Caribbean
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups uncooked white jasmine rice
- 1 can coconut milk shaken up, 14 oz.
- 1 tsp white sugar
- ½ tsp table salt
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1 ¼ cups water
- Optional garnishes: chopped cilantro, green onions, or macadamia nuts
Instructions
- In a heavy pot, combine coconut milk, sugar, 1/2 tsp table salt, and water. Stir on low heat just until sugar dissolves. Add rice. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Immediately cover and reduce to simmer. Simmer 25 minutes.
- Turn off heat. Keep covered (no peeking!) and let sit 15 minutes.
- Gently fluff the rice. If there is a bit of coconut foam on top, simply fluff it into the rice. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt to taste, and fluff again. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Sodium
298mg
(12%)
Potassium
80mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.003mg
(0%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 298mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 80mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.