Fluffy Brazilian white rice

Name: Fluffy Brazilian white rice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 2 cups white rice, long grain; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 0.5 onion, very finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic cloves, crushed; 4 cups water, boiling; 1 tsp salt

Everyday rice, sautéed with garlic and onion and cooked with just the right amount of water so every grain stays separate.

Time: 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Per serving: R$0.80
Servings: 4 servings

Pot of fluffy white rice with separate grains

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Ingredients

for 4 servings

2 cupswhite ricelong grain
2 tbspvegetable oil
0.5onionvery finely chopped
REGIONAL SWAP
No onion?
Garlic only; the rice is more neutral, as many homes make it
Changes the flavor a little
2 clovesgarlic clovescrushed
4 cupswaterboiling
1 tspsalt

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There is no Brazilian meal without it. Fluffy rice depends on three things: rinsing well, toasting the grains until glossy and not stirring once the lid is on.

Method

1
- Rinse the rice in a sieve under running water until the water runs almost clear.
- Let it drain well for 5 minutes.
2
- In a medium pot, heat the oil over medium heat and cook the onion for 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds, without browning.
Add the rice and salt and stir for 2 minutes, until the grains look glossy and start to stick to the bottom.
Pour in the boiling water, stir once and boil over medium heat, uncovered, until the water drops to the level of the rice and small holes appear on the surface.
5
- Turn the heat to the lowest setting, cover and cook for 12 minutes without stirring.
- Turn off the heat and leave covered for 5 more minutes.
- Fluff with a fork before serving.

Tips

The ratio is 2 of water to 1 of rice, always with boiling water. New-crop rice needs a little less water; older rice, a little more.

Brazil · per serving

Nutrients per serving

Calories

398 kcal

Protein

7 g

7% of kcal

Carbohydrate

74 g

76% of kcal

Fat

7 g

17% of kcal · fiber 2 g

Where the calories come from

protein7%
carbohydrate76%
fat17%

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Nutrients of each food, per serving
Food	Qty.	kcal	Prot.	Share of calories
white rice	92 g	331	6.7 g	83%
vegetable oil	6.8 g	60	0 g	15%
onion	14 g	5	0.2 g	1%
garlic cloves	1.5 g	2	0.1 g	0%
water	240 g	0	0 g	0%
salt	1.5 g	0	0 g	0%

Source: TACO (Unicamp) and editorial estimate. Approximate values. Not medical or nutritional advice.

Fluffy Brazilian white rice

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