Comments on: Coconut Rice Recipe

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:13:04 +0000

Hi, love the recipe and I would love to try it but I have one silly question do I cover the pot as soon as I start noticing it boil or do I wait till the water reaches the level of the rice and then cover the pot? (I do this with plain white rice) Thanks for your help

By: Tom Cook

Tom Cook — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:38:45 +0000

Hi there – great recipe. The principles of cooking rice without a cooker as you state here are perfect for many other variations of rice. The secret of course is to make sure each piece of rice is coated in oil before adding the liquids. So much more tasty than that horrible boil in the bag rubbish that so many people seem to use. Cooking rice following the above principle or simply replacing the liquids with just boiling water produces amazing rice in 15 to 20 minutes!

By: Our Home Works » Blog Archive » Szechuan green beans

Our Home Works » Blog Archive » Szechuan green beans — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:16:39 +0000

[...] Heat 1 Tbsp oil in wok over high heat. Add green beans and dry fry until they brown and shrivel slightly, about 6-8 minutes. Add a little kosher salt while frying. Set aside. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to wok and add garlic, ginger, and scallions. Stir fry for a few seconds and add chili paste, soy sauce, sugar, and salt. Add green beans back to wok and mix everything together. Serve immediately. We served them with salmon steaks and coconut rice. [...]

By: willow38

willow38 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:56:08 +0000

This was the first time I ever attempted to cook Coconut Jasmine Rice. I followed the recipie to a “T”, but it seems the cooking time on this paricular recipie is incorrect.
It requires a 50 minute cook time with a 10 minute rest and for this much rice and it also requires much more liquid than called for.
That would have been nice to know BEFORE I RUINED IT ! Thanks

By: Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:42:02 +0000

I learned how to cook rice just like the rice cooker (:p) with a normal pot from my grandmother during my university years – because I didn’t have one.

Then I bought a nice rice cooker and used it for many years but ended up without one in Spain and since they don’t seem to sell them around here in Malaga. I’ve been cooking rice the old fashioned way again for 5 years now.

One thing interesting is that a lot of Europeans who hate rice never washed their rice before cooking it and they complain about this ‘awful smell’.

What they don’t realize is that even people who love rice wouldn’t eat THEIR rice. :p