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Lemongrass Coconut Rice

By: MrsElaineous Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"A very easy, fragrant and flavorful rice dish."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 stalk lemongrass, bottom 6 inches only, outer leaves peeled
  • 1 cup long-grain rice, rinsed and drained
  • 1 3/4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions

  1. Lightly pound the lemongrass stalk with a kitchen mallet. Combine the lemongrass, rice, coconut milk, bay leaves, turmeric, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Remove bay leaves and lemongrass before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 187 | Total Fat: 14.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2008 by GOOBERPIE   view full review
I was in a hurry so I used about 2 Tablespoons of prepared lemon grass (not the stalks). Also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2010 by allotmentmum Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Great recipe - worked really well. I do wish that people would stop rating a recipe badly,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2007 by DRAGNLAW   view full review
This was fabulous. Was going to take a picture but it was eaten up rather quickly! It was my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2008 by Linda   view full review
I thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. I had problems cooking rice in coconut milk with another...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2008 by Daisy   view full review
I was very disappointed by this recipe. It was very bland overall. I could taste the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2008 by JavKan   view full review
Very appealing and fragrant! I love trying new tastes and foods so this was even more of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by MEBETUTU   view full review
I had a hard time with this recipe! The cocomut milk was very thick, I used curry powder...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2008 by AmberC2   view full review
This has potential. I found that the tumeric was not quite strong enough so I added 2 tbsp of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2008 by Kristen   view full review
This is really good, but I had to add a significant amount of salt, and I added some fresh...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2008 by yvetteski   view full review
I followed the recipe except I used brown basmati (with more liquid) and cooked it in the rice...

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