cilantro lime rice
Go to side dish for any fish or seafood.
yield
4 -6
prep time
5 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For cilantro lime rice
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1 cjasmine rice
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3 -4 Tbspcoconut oil
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1 mdonion, diced
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3 clovegarlic minced
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1bay leaf
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1 3/4 cchicken broth
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3 Tbspbutter
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2 smfresh limes
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3 -4 Tbspcilantro, dried or fresh
How To Make cilantro lime rice
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1Rinse rice three times or when water is clear. Set a side. Zest and juice 1 1/2 lime. Set aside juice.
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2Heat coconut oil in a large pan, over med- high heat add onions and sauté until tender. Add rice and stir until rice is slightly opaque add garlic, bay leaf and lime zest. Let cook for a minute.
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3Stir in chicken stock and cover. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 mins. Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes more. Stir and if still water let sit a little bit more.
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4Add butter, and lime juice and the cilantro. Stir and remove the bay leaf. Serve the other 1/2 lime as a garnish.
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