Cilantro Lime Rice
Cilantro Lime Rice

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cilantro lime rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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 is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Cilantro Lime Rice is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cilantro lime rice using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cilantro Lime Rice:
  1. Make ready 1 Cup Jasmine Rice
  2. Get 1 1/4 Cup Water or Chicken Stock
  3. Make ready 1 Tbsp Olive or Veg Oil
  4. Get 1 Tbsp Butter
  5. Get 1 tsp Salt
  6. Get 1 Lime (Juice and Zest)
  7. Get 1 Large Bay Leaf
  8. Make ready 1/4-1/2 Cup Chopped Cilantro

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. 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.

Steps to make Cilantro Lime Rice:
  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 more or less seasoning to cilantro lime rice will depend on each individual palate. I find this is a personal preference. Love cilantro, lime and rice… great combination and so full of flavor. I serve this with bbq, roasted chicken and mexican street corn too… thanks so much!! I've followed your blog for a long time but haven't had the free time and opportunity to thank you for your recipes and posts!

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