Rice Recipes - Brown Rice with Lime Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 limes

• 1 lemon grass stalk

• 225g/8oz/generous 1 cup brown long grain rice

• 15ml/1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2.5cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped

• 7.5ml/1 1/2 tsp coriander seeds

• 7.5ml/1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 750ml/1 1/4 pints/3 cups vegetable stock

• 60ml/4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• spring onion (scallion) green and toasted coconut strips, to garnish

• 1 lime cut into 4 wedges, to serve

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Pare the limes, using a cannelle knife (zester) or fine grater. taking care to avoid cutting the bitter pith. Set the rind aside. Finely chop the lower bulbous portion of the lemon grass stalk and set it aside.

2. Rinse the rice in plenty of cold water until the water runs clear. Tip it into a sieve (strainer) and drain thoroughly.

3. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, ginger. coriander and cumin seeds, lemon grass and lime rind and cook over a low heat for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add the rice to the pan and cook, stirring it constantly, for 1 minute, then pour in the stock and bring to the boil.

5. Reduce the heat to very low and cover the pan. Cook gently for 30 minutes, then check the rice. If it is still crunchy, cover the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes more. Remove from the heat.

6. Stir in the fresh coriander, fluff up the rice grains with a fork, cover the pan and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

7. Transfer to a warmed dish, garnish with spring onion green and toasted coconut strips, and serve with lime wedges.

Note: It is unusual to find brown rice in Chinese recipes, but the nutty flavor of the grains is enhanced by the fragrance of limes and lemon grass in this delicious dish.