Coconut Fried Rice

Coconut fried rice was granted VIP status when I took it to a potluck some time ago. At a potluck is a variety of women from various countries. Guess what ... they all eat and appreciated so much food. In other words, I was the star of the night.

Did I mention that the women from different backgrounds? Caucasian, African American and African. We all eat and we survived. And demanding recipes from all corners of the room. In other words, this coconut fried rice is a winner!

Coconut Fried Rice

Preparation time

20 minutes

Cook time

25 minutes

Total time

45 minutes

Coconut fried rice is fried rice pure epicness. Rice cooked in coconut milk and then fried in coconut oil. Perfectly coconutty and vegan!

Materials

• 2 cups rice pratanak
• 1 can coconut milk (13.5 oz) 14 oz can will work fine!
• 1 medium onion – chopped
• 1/4 leeks-chopped
• 4 cloves garlic-chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper--chopped
• 1 medium carrot-chopped
• 10 green beans
• 1/4 cups frozen sweet corn-rinsed and thawed
• 1/4 cup sweet peas – rinsed and thawed frozen
• 4 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 2 spice cube (Maggi) about 4 g per cube
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. In a large pot, put in the rice, coconut milk, water, salt and sprinkle the seasoning in cubes. Bring to a boil on high heat and then reduce heat to medium and let Cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let rest for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and leave uncovered.
2. In another saucepan, pour in coconut oil and set to heat for about 3 minutes. Add the onion and stir-fry until fragrant. About 2 minutes. 
3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant. About 2 minutes.
4. Add the leeks and stir for about 1 minute.
5. Add carrots and stir. Add green beans and stir. Add the peppers, corn and peas then stir. 
6. Sprinkle a little salt on top of the vegetables. Add the white pepper and mix well.
7. Add rice stir fry veggies a little at a time, mixing each time you add the rice. Turn off the heat and serve warm.

Recipe note

1. If the canned coconut milk is not available to you, you can make your own coconut milk with fresh coconut mixture with water then passes through a fine sieve to separate the milk from the chaff.

2. If you love the heat so you can add some chilli pepper habanero according Your heat tolerance. Add the pepper just before adding in the vegetables.