DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Arroz de Coco
Also known as: Coconut Rice
Erica Dinho’s white Colombian coconut rice cooks long-grain rice directly in coconut milk with sugar and salt. It rests covered, then is fluffed with a fork; she describes a creamy, soft rice with coconut flavour.
About Arroz de Coco
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Erica Dinho describes arroz con coco blanco as a coastal Colombian side dish. She recalls eating this white coconut rice in Cartagena, alongside a separately named titoté rice.
The selected white version uses long-grain rice, coconut milk, sugar and salt. These four ingredients go directly into a small pot together.
The mixture is brought to a boil, stirred once, then covered and cooked over low heat. The lid remains in place during cooking.
The pot is removed from the heat and left covered to rest. A fork is then used to fluff the rice before immediate service.
Dinho describes a creamy, soft texture and coconut flavour. Seafood is suggested as an accompaniment, separate from the four-ingredient rice preparation.
Ingredients in Arroz de Coco
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- Waterbase
- Saltseasoning
- Coconut milkbase
- Ricebase
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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- Countries & places
- Colombia
- Cooking traditions
- Colombian
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