🇫🇲 Micronesian Cuisine

Coconut Rice

Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 309 kcal

Fluffy rice simmered in coconut milk with a pinch of salt. The everyday accompaniment to fish and meat dishes.

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain rice
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1 pandan leaf (optional)
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup grated coconut
1 tsp sugar

Instructions

1 Rinse rice until water runs clear.
2 Combine rice, coconut milk, water, salt, and sugar in pot.
3 Add pandan leaf if using.
4 Bring to boil, then reduce to lowest heat.
5 Cover and cook 18 minutes without lifting lid.
6 Remove pandan leaf, fluff with fork, stir in butter.

Did You Know?

Coconut rice is so fundamental that it is simply called 'rice' in many Micronesian households.