Mango Infused Jasmine Rice Food

MANGO INFUSED JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Peel and core mangoes.
• Dice 1 mango into 1/4-inch cubes and set aside.
• Puree the other mango in a food processor with sugar and set aside.
• Place water and 1 cup coconut milk in pan with rice.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• When the rice reaches a boil, stir it one last time.
• DO NOT stir again.
• Place a clean dish towel between pot and lid, laying excess toweling on top of lid. (wrap lid in towel).
• Wrapping the lid in the towel will catch the condensation that accumulates on the underside of the lid and drips back down into the rice.
• This will give you nice, fluffy rice that separates easily.
• Turn the heat down to Low and cook for 20-25 minutes, until ALL of the liquid has absorbed.
• DON'T lift that lid until the 20 minute mark has passed.
• Stir in pureed mango.
• Remove from stove.
• Stir in diced mangoes and served garnished with the toasted black sesame seeds.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium sized pot.
• Stir in the rice and reduce heat to low.
• Cover and cook for approximately 10 minutes or until water is absorbed (stirring occasionally),.
• In a separate saucepan, heat the coconut milk over medium heat until hot but not boiling.
• Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Add 1/2 of the coconut milk mixture to the cooked rice.
• Let the rice stand for about 15-20 minutes.
• Then add the diced pineapple and remainder of the coconut milk to the rice.
• Optional: added a sprinkle of cinnamon to the top of the rice when serving.

GREEN JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil, add the rice and salt.
• Cover and reduce heat to low, simmer covered for 30 minutes or until no liquid remains.
• Stir in cilantro and green onions and fluff with a fork.

COCONUT MILK STICKY RICE WITH MANGOES

Steps:

• Steam the sticky rice until tender (see Editor's Notes, below).
• Meanwhile, place the coconut milk in a heavy pot and heat over medium heat until hot. Do not boil. Add the sugar and salt and stir to dissolve completely.
• When the sticky rice is tender, turn it out into a bowl and pour 1 cup of the hot coconut milk over; reserve the rest. Stir to mix the liquid into the rice, then let stand for 20 minutes to an hour to allow the flavors to blend.
• Meanwhile, peel the mangoes. The mango pit is flat and you want to slice the mango flesh off the pit as cleanly as possible. One at a time, lay the mangoes on a narrow side on a cutting board and slice lengthwise about 1/2 inch from the center - your knife should cut just along the flat side of the pit; if it strikes the pit, shift over a fraction of an inch more until you can slice downward. Repeat on the other side of the pit, giving you two hemispherical pieces of mango. (The cook gets to snack on the stray bits of mango still clinging to the pit.) Lay each mango half flat and slice thinly crosswise.
• To serve individually, place an oval mound of sticky rice on each dessert plate and place a sliced half-mango decoratively beside it. Top with a sprig of mint or basil if you wish. Or, place the mango slices on a platter and pass it around, together with a serving bowl containing the rice, allowing guests to serve themselves. Stir the remaining sweetened coconut milk thoroughly, transfer to a small serving bowl or cruet, and pass it separately, with a spoon, so guests can spoon on extra as they wish.
• Notes:
• You can substitute black Thai sticky rice for half the white rice. Soak the two rices together; the white rice will turn a beautiful purple as it takes on color from the black rice. Cooking will take 10 minutes longer.
• Unlike plain sticky rice, Coconut Milk Sticky Rice has enough moisture and oils in it that it keeps well for 24 hours, in a covered container in the refrigerator, without drying out. Rewarm it the next day by steaming or in a microwave.

COCONUT JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Stir coconut milk, water, sugar, and salt together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add rice; bring to a boil, cover the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 18 to 20 minutes.

JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Bring water, salt, and butter to a boil.
• Stir in rice with a fork.
• Bring back to a boil, then cut heat to simmer.
• Cover (do not take off lid to check on rice, or stir, you may get gummy rice, if you do!) and cook for 15 minutes.

HERBED JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice in a 3-qt. saucepan of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes, and drain. Toss rice with butter and herbs and season with salt and pepper.