Ginger Rice

Name: Ginger Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 2 teaspoons pickled ginger, drained and chopped; 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced; 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced; 2 cups uncooked Uncle Ben's converted brand rice; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 4 cups water; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/8 teaspoon white pepper; 1 tablespoon basil pesto

Submitted by Terri Juwan

"Had this dish at the Blue Mesa Grill in Addison, TX...some of the best Southwestern food I have eaten...NOTE: I typed in sushi ginger as one of the ingredients, but Recipezaar keeps changing it to pickled ginger...must be the same thing."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 8

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup butter
2 teaspoons pickled ginger, drained and chopped
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
¹⁄₂ cup yellow onion, diced
2 cups uncooked Uncle Ben's converted brand rice
¹⁄₂ cup coconut milk
4 cups water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon basil pesto

directions

Melt butter in medium size sauce pot over medium heat.
Add ginger, garlic and onions, stir frequently until onions are transparent.
Add rice, turning frequently until well coated.
Add coconut milk, water, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer approximately 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand 5 - 6 minutes.
Turn cooked rice into serving bowl, add basil pesto and toss with fork to fluff and distribute flavor.

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Reviews

SO excited to find your recipe! I had just eaten at Blue Mesa and thought their rice was the best I'd ever eaten. I've eaten there for many years, but seems the rice was even better than I remembered. Anyway, I wanted to make it using brown jasmine rice. Your recipe got me pretty darn close to what I recall. The only thing I think it needs is some lime juice. I remember the tanginess of their rice and I think that is what it was. Although my rice and water measurements were different because I used brown rice, I followed your recipe otherwise. Thanks so much for posting! Blue Mesa posts some of their recipes but I was surprised that they didn't offer up their ginger rice recipe. I'll be making this recipe again and again. I also had just made my own pickled ginger.

Chris K.