Lemon-grass jasmine rice recipe

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Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

400g (2 cups) jasmine rice, rinsed, drained
435ml (1 3/4 cups) cold water
1 lemon-grass stem, bruised, cut into 6cm lengths
3 fresh kaffir lime leaves, torn
4cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled, thickly sliced
125g bean sprouts
60g snow pea sprouts

Method

Combine rice, water, lemon grass, lime leaves and ginger in a saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 10-12 minutes or until rice is tender.

Spoon the rice into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with bean sprouts and snow pea sprouts. Serve immediately.

Notes

Make this rice 20 minutes before serving the main.

Source
Good Taste - September 2004, Page 59
Recipe by Rodney Dunn 

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Rice-paper fish parcels with lemon-grass rice

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

200g (1 cup) basmati rice
1 stem lemon grass, pale section only, bruised
2 tbs shredded coconut
1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced
1 carrot, peeled, cut into batons
4 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced lengthways
8 square (16cm) rice-paper sheets
8 small (about 400g) ocean perch fillets
1/3 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1 tbs kecap manis

Method

1. Cook rice, lemon grass and coconut in a saucepan of boiling water until tender. Drain and remove lemon grass. Return to pan along with capsicum, carrot and shallots. Cover and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, soak a rice-paper sheet in a bowl of warm water until soft. Drain on paper towel. Transfer to a clean work surface. Place 1 fish fillet, skin-side down, in the centre of rice paper. Top with 2 coriander leaves. Fold rice paper to enclose fish and form a parcel. Repeat with remaining rice paper, fish and coriander.

3. Place the fish parcels in a steamer over a saucepan of boiling water and steam for 2-3 minutes or until the fish is just cooked through. Spoon rice among plates and top with fish parcels. Drizzle with kecap manis and sprinkle with remaining coriander.

Source
Good Taste - March 2004, Page 60
Recipe by Jane Charlton

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Spinach and lemon rice

This is a beautiful side dish when hot, but is also delicious served cold - just cool the rice before adding the spinach and parmesan.

Ingredients

2 cups (400g) basmati rice
3 1/4 cups water
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon zest
300g spinach, finely chopped
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

In a large saucepan, gently fry the onion in the oil for 5 minutes, until golden.

Add the black pepper, salt and lemon rind to the saucepan, along with the rice and water. Bring it to the boil, then lower the heat and cover with a lid. Simmer on a very low heat for 10-15 minutes or until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed.

Add the spinach and parmesan cheese and mix well. Leave it for 5 minutes, then transfer to a serving dish.

Source: Healthy Food

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Coconut chicken with lemon rice recipe

Wonderful and easy chicken with lemon rice recipe. Chicken thighs make a great-value curry that's smart enough to serve for guests.

Easy - Serves 4 - Ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients

3cm piece root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
1 green chilli , roughly chopped
2 onions , roughly chopped
olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
8 chicken thigh fillets, cut into quarters
400ml tin coconut milk
1 small bunch coriander , chopped

LEMON RICE

1 lemon , zested and juiced
olive oil
3 cardamom pods , bashed
300g basmati rice

Method

Put the ginger, garlic, green chilli, onion and 1/2 tsp salt in a small food processor and whizz to a purée (use a drop of water if you need to bring it together).

Heat a tbsp of oil in a large wide pan and fry the purée for 3 minutes. Add the cumin, coriander and turmeric and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes until it starts to colour a little. Stir in the coconut milk and leave to simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the coriander.

To make the rice, peel long strips of rind (no pith) from the lemon. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add the lemon rind and cardamom pods. Cook for 2 minutes then add the rice and stir well. Add 450ml water and bring to a boil. Put on a lid and simmer for 10-12 minutes until all water has absorbed. Turn off the heat and leave for 5 minutes. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon before serving.

Nutrition Per serving

687 kcalories, protein 44.1g, carbohydrate 70g, fat 27.6 g, saturated fat 16.4g, fibre 1g, salt 1.31 g

Recipe from olive magazine, May 2009.

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