Arroz con Coco: Coconut Rice

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This isn't true coconut rice. The real one is a caramel shade of brown. Thats how you know it has flavor. I dont need to try this recipe to know its bland.

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THANK YOU pwnewman2003 from Charlotte, NC. I'm scared to think what it would turn out like without all the spices!

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The recipe lacked oomph, so I sauteed a small onion with a TBS of butter, then added 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp turmeric to give it a golden color; 1/4 to 1/2 tsp mild curry powder to taste. I then added a TBS of brown sugar. Then I added long-grain Basmati rice so that each kernel was coated with the butter, spice, sugar mixture.

Then I added a can of lite coconut milk and two cups of water. I found that I needed to add a bit more water than her recipe called for. I followed the rest of her ingredients and steps to the letter, adding the golden raisins 5 minutes before the rice was cooked. This recipe was awesome. You can omit the curry powder if you don't like curry but you honestly won't taste it. The spice mix makes it!

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Tasted like the stuff my Cuban friend's mother made me when I was a kid.

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We loved this recipe. I was very easy to make and came out great. We loved the raisins in it. We almost skipped them because it did not sound but decided to try it to the recipe the first time. We fell in love with it and now it is one of our favorites.

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I had to throw the rice because it was one hour after and it was uncooked. I followed the recipe and I love coconut rice but it didn't work. I suggest to go recetas.com and try Pilar Velez recipe. It will save some trouble and frustration

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using canned coconut milk and coconut flakes make this recipie taste so bland. I ommitted the raisins, well, because I always do! But yeah, if you really want to make a good arroz con coco you have to use a real coconut. Drain the water, and set it aside. Grate the meat, and squeeze out any excess liquid that you can from the meat, saving it. Then follow the recipie. There's actually a good recipie for it on recetas.com, if you can read in spanish.

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I did it for a shabat dinner, people love it!!

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Very bland flavor, I didn't like the raisins in this. The toasted coconut was good but couldn't save this recipe for me.

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I followed the recipe to the letter. Tasting the rice prior to adding the toasted coconut and raisins was a bit disappointing as it didn't have much of an added flavor. The toasted coconut and raisins definitely added a nice bit of flavor.