Description
Authentic Mexican recipes from a chef’s kitchen featuring tips and tricks to elevate your meals. Highly rated recipes with hundreds of 5-star reviews! Cilantro Lime Rice.
Ingredients
Units
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced (1 1/2 cups) (or onion powder, see notes)
- 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped (or garlic powder, see notes)
- 2 cups rinsed long-grain rice (jasmine or basmati works best, or see notes for brown basmati rice)
- 3 cups water (see notes, depends on type)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1–2 limes- zest and juice
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped, leaves and tender stems
- 3 scallions, sliced
Instructions
- Saute. In a large saucepan, braiser, or lidded skillet, saute onion and garlic over medium high heat, in olive oil until fragrant and tender, 4-5 minutes. Add the rice, saute 1-2 more minutes, coating each grain, then add coriander, cumin, salt, and half the lime zest, toast 1 minute.
- Simmer. Add the water (make sure to see notes on quantity). Bring to a rapid boil. Cover, then lower the heat to medium-low so it simmers gently. Cook 13-14 minutes, until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed. Replace lid, let stand with heat off of 5 minutes.
- Fluff and Season. Fluff with fork, squeeze with lime juice (2-4 tablespoons) and right before serving, toss in the chopped cilantro and scallions. Fluff again, taste and adjust salt and lime to taste.
Notes
Tips for a Cinco De Mayo Party
- Keep it simple and only pick out a few things! You don’t want to be so exhausted with cooking that you don’t enjoy the party!
- Make whatever you can, ahead!
- Enlist friends to make or bring some of the sides.
- Remember to add flavorful condiments and sauces ( most can be made ahead).
- Plan to be done cooking one hour before your party and make yourself a drink. Take a breath and relax.
- An old catering/ restaurant trick: If your legs are tired from all the standing, cooking and cleaning, lay on the floor on your back, with legs up the wall for 10 minutes before the party. It will totally revive you!
- One of the easiest things to make is a Taco Bar! Many things can be prepped ahead. Grill meat or fish the day of. Guests can make tacos or bowls that they can assemble themselves. Sometimes I’ll even ask my friends to each bring one item! Fun and easy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 249
- Sugar: 2.2 g
- Sodium: 594.6 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 5.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
