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Garlic Butter Rice

Fluffy rice is mixed with golden garlic butter and a dash of parsley.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped

Method
 

  1. Rinse the rice, then cook it with the water and salt, covered, for 18 minutes until tender.
  2. While it cooks, melt the butter in a small pan and add the minced garlic.
  3. Cook the garlic over low heat until fragrant and just golden, about 2 minutes.
  4. Pour the garlic butter over the cooked rice and fluff with a fork.
  5. Stir in the parsley and serve warm.

Notes

Don't let the garlic brown too far or it turns bitter.