Recipe: Coconut rice with sweet onion

This is one of my favorite rice dishes, a sweet coconut temptation. Browning the onions is essential: the caramel-colored ribbons add a sticky bite to this candy-like side dish.

Preparation

1. Heat the sunflower oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium heat. Fry the onion in it until brown and crisp. Set aside.
2. Put the rice in a large saucepan and add the coconut milk, sugar, lemongrass stalk, cinnamon and 300 ml water. Season with salt, bring to the boil and boil vigorously for 5 minutes.
3. Turn down the heat and simmer the rice gently for another 10 minutes. As soon as the liquid has been absorbed and the rice looks almost dry, put a well-fitting lid on the pan and turn off the heat. Let the pan rest for 10 minutes.
4. Fold the sweet, crispy onions through the rice, discard the cinnamon stick and lemongrass stalk, and serve.

Title: Rijst & co
Author: Nisha Katona
Price: €23.50
Publisher: Good Cook

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