This delicious lemon rice is the perfect side dish to serve with meat or fish meals! It's a simple rice recipe flavored with lemon.
This delicious recipe is the perfect side dish for meat or fish dishes. We usually serve this rice with grilled meat or grilled fish but it can also be served with other recipes! If you are tired of always making the same type of rice, this recipe is an excellent option! Your kids will love it! Bon appetit!!!
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INGREDIENTS FOR LEMON RICE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Rice - The main ingredient of this recipe. We usually use long grain rice or medium grain rice.
- Olive oil, margarine or butter and garlic - To sauté and flavor.
- Lemon juice and lemon zest - Adds a very nice fresh flavor.
- Chicken broth - For cooking and to give an extra flavor to the rice.
- Rosemary, lemon and lemon zest - For garnish.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE LEMON RICE
Step 1: In a saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped garlic and the margarine. Sauté over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the rice and season with salt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir and fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 2: Pour the chicken broth and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Step 3: Turn off the heat and garnish with lemon slices, lemon zest and rosemary.
TIPS FOR COOKING RICE
1. We usually use long-grain rice or medium-grain rice but you can use another type of rice. Long-grain rice is looser while medium-grain rice is creamier and absorb much more the flavors.
Rice cooking time: about 10 to 12 minutes for long-grain rice and 13 to 15 minutes for medium-grain rice.
2. We fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes to gain more flavor and to be looser. Frying the rice will shorten the cooking time.
3. To make the rice tastier, fry the rice in olive oil, chopped garlic and butter (or margarine).
4. Another thing we usually do is to cook the rice with chicken broth to give the rice even more flavor (if you cook the rice with chicken broth, reduce the amount of salt).
5. The amount of water for the rice depends on each person's taste. The mesure we usually use is 250 ml (about 1 cup) to 300 ml (1 1/3 cups) of water per 100 grams (1/2 cup) rice.
6. Always cook the rice with a lid and over low heat to prevent the rice from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan.
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Lemon rice
This delicious lemon rice is the perfect side dish to serve with meat or fish meals! It's a simple rice recipe flavored with lemon.
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- 200 grams (1 cup) long-grain rice
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon margarine or butter
- Juice of one lemon
- Zest of one lemon
- 500 ml (about 2 cups) chicken broth
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Rosemary, sliced lemon and lemon zest for garnish
- In a saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped garlic and the margarine. Sauté over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the rice and season with salt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir and fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour the chicken broth and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and garnish with lemon slices, lemon zest and rosemary.
