The Best Stovetop Cilantro Lime Rice, Restaurant Style
How come your home cooking doesn't taste like the stuff at the restaurant? Because you're not doing it restaurant-stye! And you forgot the secret ingredient! Recipe from Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Blog (www.BurnTheFatBlog.com)
Servings: 4
Calories: 199kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Fresh garlic finely minced
- 1 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Cup Basmati) white long-grain rice, dry (uncooked) (180g, approx 3 cups cooked)
- 2 Tbsp Lime juice (juice of one lime)
- 3/4 Cup Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 cups Chicken broth, reduced sodium
- 1/2 tsp Salt (or to taste)
- 1 Tbsp Lime zest (zest of one lime)
Instructions
- Zest one lime and finely mince the garlic.
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in pot on medium high.
- Add rice. Toast the rice 3 minutes, stirring regularly, before adding the liquid.
- Add garlic, cook for 1 more minute, stirring frequently.
- Add chicken broth (or water) and add zest of one lime (optional: reserve a little lime zest for garnish).
- Bring to a full boil. Cover with lid, turn down to low and simmer for about 20 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked, stirring occasionally.
- While rice cooks, chop cilantro.
- Check doneness at about 15 minutes and taste test. Add salt if desired.
- When rice is cooked, transfer to large serving bowl. Add lime juice and cilantro and fluff/fold to combine.
- Optional: garnish with extra pinches of lime zest.
Nutrition
Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.4g | Protein: 4.2g | Fat: 3.9g