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Simple Sesame Rice
Adding just a few ingredients to your rice can really make your meal pop. Try this Simple Sesame Rice with any of your Southeast Asian inspired meals.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●sauce pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mince the garlic and add it to a medium sauce pot with the butter. Sauté the garlic for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes over medium heat, or just until the garlic begins to soften and becomes very fragrant.
garlic ($0.08)1 clovebutter ($0.13)1 Tbsp
2
Add the rice to the pot and continue to stir and cook for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes more to toast the rice.
3
Carefully add the water and soy sauce, then give the pot a brief stir to combine. Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to high, and allow it to come to a full boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for ⏱️ 15 minutes.
water ($0.00)1.75 cupssoy sauce ($0.06)1 Tbsp
4
After ⏱️ 15 minutes, turn the heat off and let the rice rest, undisturbed and with the lid in place, for ⏱️ 5 minutes. After ⏱️ 5 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Drizzle the toasted sesame oil over top, add the sesame seeds, and gently fold the rice until the sesame oil and seeds are distributed throughout. Serve warm.
sesame seeds ($0.02)1 tsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
206.43 kcal
fat Content
4.9 g
serving Size
0.75 cup
fiber Content
1.13 g
sodium Content
242.33 mg
protein Content
3.45 g
carbohydrate Content
36.38 g
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