Cilantro Lime Rice (chipotle Copy Cat)
From Semigourmet53 8 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Great Light refreshing flavored rice that works wonderfully with Tex Mex foods.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati or any other long grained rice shopping list
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 teaspoon oil shopping list
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon lime zest shopping list
- ¼ to 1/3 cup fresh lime juice shopping list
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar shopping list
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro (I used 4) shopping list
- ¼ teaspoon salt shopping list
How to make it
- 1. In a skillet, in low heat, add the butter/oil along with rice and sugar. Let the rice get coated with the oil. Once the rice gets aromatic add juice of 1 lime. Stir for a minute.
- 2. Add 2 cups of water and 1/8 to ¼ cup lime juice - cover and cook for about 10-15 minutes
- 3. Check to see if the rice has absorbed all the water. ( Note: Some people like to cook Basmati with 1 cup water. For me 2 cups works well since I find that 1 cup gives a crunchy grain and is not completely cooked.)
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- 4. Stir it lightly and add chopped cilantro. You can add more if you like. Taste and add more lime juice if required. Remove from flame, fluff the rice lightly and let it sit for 1-2 minutes with the lid on.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
I made this last night. I love Cilantro-lime rice. My recipe doesn't call for the sugar, though.
GayeLe
in loved it
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Made this tonight - excellent! I had brown basmati rice on hand, so used that. I like your tip about using more water - that worked for me! Usually I have trouble with rice not cooking properly, but this came out great.
christinem
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