Herbed jasmine rice is a savory vegan side that will hold up to any main course. Use your rice cooker to make it an easy and hands-off treat!
Herbed Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
- 1½ cup vegetable broth
- ¾ cup uncooked jasmine rice
- ½ yellow onion, minced
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp)
- ¼ tsp dried rosemary
- ¼ tsp dried sage
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Add vegetable broth into the inner pan of a rice cooker.
- Rinse rice to remove the starch coating. Add to broth along with onion, salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary, sage, thyme and the bay leaf.
- Place the inner pan into the rice cooker and close the lid. Program cooker on the white rice setting and allow it to cook.
- Let rice sit for 10 minutes after the cycle is done. Remove bay leaf, fluff with a fork and serve.
- Hack: Rice can be cooked on the stove in a saucepan. Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Lower temperature to low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes or until all water is absorbed.
- Hack: Place leftover rice while still warm (to retain moisture) in serving-size containers and freeze for future use.
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Dehydrated onions and garlic can be used in this recipe!
Suggestion: This rice pairs beautifully with cranberry mustard pork tenderloin!
