Arroz con Coco

Name: Arroz con Coco
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 2 cups rice; 2 cups coconut milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Arroz con Coco/ah-ROS kon KOH-koh/

Also known as: Coconut Rice

About this dish

Coconut rice cooked until the coconut solids caramelize, a Caribbean-coast Colombian staple.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups rice

🥥2 cups coconut milk

🍬2 tbsp sugar

🍇1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Method

Serves 2

Simmer coconut milk until the oil separates and the solids turn deeply golden.

Add sugar and a little salt to the toasted coconut.

Add rice and enough water to cook it through.

Cover and simmer until the rice is tender and infused with coconut flavor.

Serve alongside fish or seafood.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Arroz con coco is a traditional dish from Colombia's Caribbean coast, valued for the toasted flavor from caramelized coconut milk.

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