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Cilantro Lime Rice

Cilantro Lime Rice {mind-over-batter.com}

Cilantro Lime Rice {mind-over-batter.com}

Are you tired of boring old side dishes? Do you feel the portion of your plate which highlights your side dish a little… Meh?

A little Pleasantville black and white?

You are not alone. I totally hate boring side dishes.

Just ain’t me, man…

Cilantro Lime Rice {mind-over-batter.com}

How about something with a little zing, a little pizazz – A little Liza Minnelli in Cabaret, meets Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago?

Yep… I mentioned musicals… Totally into breaking out into song…

And high kicks…

Whatever…

Don’t flippin’ judge me…

I made you a little somethin’ somethin’ to awaken your senses, and bring a splash of color to your otherwise humdrum side dishes.

I did…

Nothing but the best for you. And maybe I kinda want you to forget I’m totally into high kicks…

Cilantro Lime Rice {mind-over-batter.com}

Are you feeling this? You totally are, I can tell…

Do you eat fast food?

If you do then I hope it’s in moderation – And if you eat it everyday… Well, I’m not your mother – I ain’t gonna tell you what to do. No sir, not me…

I’ve got kids of my own to domina – um, I mean… You know what I mean.

I’m just, you know, gonna kinda show you this here:

Cilantro Lime Rice {mind-over-batter.com}

You like that?

That’s my subliminal way of telling you this cilantro lime rice is the bomb – That it’s kind of like the rice served in that fast food chain; the one with the person who wears a t-shirt announcing: “I made the guacamole today”.  Yea, that one… I always wonder if that person gets a pat on the back for a job well done.

My mind wanders sometimes…

If you want to make this rice, you totally rock. If you don’t feel like spending the like, 7 minutes it takes to prepare and prefer to eat this rice from that fast food chain, its cool… I ain’t mad atcha…

Except… Wouldn’t you want to be responsible for making a side dish that will make you bust out the jazz hands?

Did I just say bust out the jazz hands?

I totally did…

Ain’t no shame in my game…

Cilantro Lime Rice {www.mind-over-batter.com}

Cilantro Lime Rice

An M.O.B. Production
Servings: 4 -6

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 cups long grain white rice rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
  • 4-5 tablespoons lime juice

Instructions

  • In a medium size sauce pan over medium/high heat bring 3 1/4 cups of water and salt to a boil. Add the rice and oil and allow to cook uncovered until the rice has completely absorbed the water and the grains of rice are slightly larger and have taken an opaque color. Reduce the heat to very low, cover the rice and allow to cook for about 15 minutes.
  • Uncover the rice and run a heat-proof spatula or a metal spoon around the inside rim of the saucepan. Loosen any affixed rice, and fold the rice onto itself until any uncooked rice is in the bottom, and the completely cooked rice is on top. This may take about 2 folds to get all the uncooked rice to the bottom of the pot.
  • Cover and allow to cook another 7-10 minutes. Uncover, add the cilantro and lime juice and fluff with a fork. Serve and enjoy.

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