Fragrant Coconut Rice

Name: Fragrant Coconut Rice
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: peanut oil; onions; rice; turmeric; salt; coconut milk; vegetable stock; cloves; cinnamon sticks; bay leaves

Submitted by harveykh

A scrumptious rice dish made with coconut milk, vegetable stock and a pinch of turmeric.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

30 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOONS PEANUT OIL

POUND ONIONS
finely chopped

CUPS RICE
cooked

TEASPOON TURMERIC

TEASPOONS SALT

CUPS COCONUT MILK

⅔

CUPS VEGETABLE STOCK
or chicken stock

EACH CLOVES
whole *

EACH CINNAMON STICKS
whole -OR- chinese cinnamon bark *

EACH BAY LEAVES *

Directions

Heat the oil in a large casserole until moderately hot. Add the onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Put in the rice, tumeric, and salt, and continue to cook for 2 minutes.

Add the coconut milk and stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the whole cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Turn the heat as low as possible and let the rice cook undisturbed for 20 minutes. It is ready to serve when the rice is cooked.