How to Make Yummy Cilantro Lime Rice

How to Make Yummy Cilantro Lime Rice

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Cilantro Lime Rice. Make Delicious Meals With Zatarain's® Cilantro Lime Rice. Add the raw rice and stir to coat with the olive oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice has started to brown.

Cilantro Lime Rice In a small saucepan, combine rice and broth; bring to a boil. Add lime juice, cilantro and nutmeg; fluff with a fork. A stir-in of cilantro and lime juice transforms plain cooked rice into a lively side that's an ideal accompaniment for Mexican main dishes, such as Chicken Fajita Tostadas. You can cook Cilantro Lime Rice using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cilantro Lime Rice

  1. Prepare 1 Cup of Jasmine Rice.
  2. You need 1 1/4 Cup of Water or Chicken Stock.
  3. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Olive or Veg Oil.
  4. You need 1 Tbsp of Butter.
  5. Prepare 1 tsp of Salt.
  6. It's 1 of Lime (Juice and Zest).
  7. It's 1 of Large Bay Leaf.
  8. It's 1/4-1/2 Cup of Chopped Cilantro.

Heat the oil in a large saucepot over medium-high heat. Cilantro Lime Rice: Flavorful white rice, fluffy and tender. Loaded up with fresh herby cilantro and a burst of zesty lime juice. This rice is a family favorite and the perfect side dish for so many meals.

Cilantro Lime Rice step by step

  1. Rinse Rice in a strainer. Rinse until water runs clear. In a sauce pan or pot, heat Olive Oil and Butter over Medium Heat. Add Rice. Cook, while stirring often, until Rice just starts to turn light brown. Add Lime Zest. Stir..
  2. Add 1 1/4 Cups Water or Chicken Stock. Add Salt, Bay Leaf, and Half of the Lime Juice. Stir, and Turn Heat up to Medium High. Once boiling, cover and turn heat down to Medium Low. Allow to cook for 15 Minutes..
  3. Remove Bay Leaf. Let Rice Cool for 20 Minutes or so. In the same pot or a mixing bowl, add other half of Lime Juice. Add some extra Olive Oil (optional) @ 1 Tbsp. Add Cilantro. Fold all Ingredients together..
  4. Enjoy!.

Add juice from one lime, salt and rice, stirring for one minute to coat. Add water and bring to a boil. Add more or less seasoning to cilantro lime rice will depend on each individual palate. I find this is a personal preference. Place the toasted rice and salt into your rice cooker.