World Flavors Cookbook

Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice)

Name: Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice)
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 2 cups white rice; 4 cups fresh coconut milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 cup raisins

A sweet and savory coastal rice dish made by reducing coconut milk until it toasts into "titoté."

Cuisine: Colombia

Ingredients

2 cups white rice
4 cups fresh coconut milk
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup raisins

Instructions

1. Boil coconut milk in a pot until the water evaporates and oil separates. 2. Continue cooking until the solids turn dark brown (titoté). 3. Add rice, sugar, salt, and raisins. 4. Stir to coat rice in oil. 5. Add water (or more coconut milk) and cook like regular rice.