Fig Leaf Coconut Rice
This coconut rice is special thanks to a tip Claudia Schwartz (the lovely, charming proprietress of San Francisco's Bell'occhio) gave me. Simmering the rice grains with a single fig leaf gives the rice a wonderful, unexpected flavor and fragrance. Serve topped with toasted pepitas, dried figs, scallions, and pan-fried tofu.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Tofu | 100g firm | 76 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Dried Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
| Pepita | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked brown rice
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
- 1 fresh fig leaf, unsprayed
- to serve: lots and lots of shredded scallions, toasted pepitas, sliced dried figs, and pan-fried tofu