RECIPES - Coconut Rice

 

Ingredients

4-lb chicken cut into bite-size pieces,

1 large red onion, coarsely chopped

1 cup vegetable oil

4 tomatoes, chopped

8 cups Coconut milk (fresh is best)

Black pepper to taste (1/2 tsp)

African red pepper to taste (1/2 tsp)

Salt to taste (2-1/2 tsp)

4 cups Uncle Ben parboiled rice

Directions

1. Place chicken in heavy pan on top of stove with a small chopped onion,

dash salt and pepper. Heat slowly...chicken will cook in own juice.

2. Sauté onion in oil.

3. Add tomatoes, coconut milk, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Add

precooked chicken and return to boil.

4. Add rice. Mix and taste for pepper and salt level.

5. Simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is soft.

Serves 20 people.

Tips for coconut rice

1. Precook chicken until just done. Do not overcook since chicken will be

cooked with rice.

2. Use the right proportion of rice to liquid. Account for liquid from chicken.