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Coconut rice with papaya

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1 cup rice (not fragrant rice)
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • Cardamom, green, one pod, ground
  • 1 papaya, ripe

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

goes wonderfully with Galinha a Cafreal!

Bring coconut milk, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom to a boil. Simmer with the rice for 20 minutes on low heat. Then cool for 10 minutes. Puree 1/2 papaya and mix into the rice. Finely dice the rest and fold in. Serve hot.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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