Sweet Coconut Rice

Recipesfull introduces to you: Rice Side Dish Recipes. (Sweet Coconut Rice). Delicious sweet coconut rice that can be thrown in a rice cooker or done on the stove. This is great when paired with a Thai green curry or stir-fry! Ideally, make this with either jasmine rice or long-grain white rice.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Sweet Coconut Rice

Ingredients

1 ½ cups long-grain white rice

1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk

1 ¼ cups water

1 teaspoon white sugar

or more to taste

1 tablespoon shredded coconut

or to taste

Simple Mexican Rice

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Stir rice coconut milk and water together in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar into the liquid.

Step 2

Bring the mixture to a simmer reduce heat to medium-low place a cover on the saucepan and simmer until the majority of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice 15 to 20 minutes. Leaving saucepan on the burner turn heat off and let rice steam until sticky about 5 to 10 minutes more. Garnish with shredded coconut.

Nutritional Information

Sweet Coconut Rice

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 455.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7g 14%

Carbohydrates: 59.9g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 9%

Sugars: 1.6g

Fat: 21.7g 33%

Saturated Fat: 19g 95%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.9mg 37%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 1mg 2%

Folate: 174mcg 44%

Calcium: 39.4mg 4%

Iron: 6.2mg 35%

Magnesium: 63.8mg 23%

Potassium: 300.4mg 8%

Sodium: 21.8mg 1%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 42%

Calories From Fat: 195.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.