Jar garlic paste, however……don’t talk to me about that stuff! Sour, wet and barely resembles the flavour of real garlic! A garlic press/crusher works ok here because we are using enough butter (garlic is wetter so doesn’t sauté quite as well unless you use plenty of fat). Garlic – Garlic minced with a knife will sauté better. If you only have salted butter, skip the salt in the recipe.Įxtra virgin olive oil makes a lovely alternative to butter. I used unsalted butter which is my default for cooking because then I can control the amount of salt from other ingredients. We use half to sauté the garlic that the rice is then cooked in, then the other half is stirred in at the end. Jasmine rice can be made as Garlic Rice but you’ll need to follow the preparation steps per the recipe (rinse + less water).īutter (unsalted) – The cooking fat of choice, for lovely buttery flavour. Not suitable as written for brown rice, jasmine rice, wild rice, black rice or faux rice ( cauliflower rice, quinoa etc). Rice types – This recipe will work with long grain (my default), medium grain, short grain (sushi rice) or basmati. 😂 Here’s all you need to make Garlic Rice! I’d ordinarily serve it with something that stands on its own two feet, like Mac and Cheese, Potato Salad, or maybe some roast vegetables or hefty salad like my favourite Quinoa Salad.īut Garlic Rice is much faster to make! Lime Chicken served with Garlic Rice and Sautéed Spinach with some cherry tomatoes. Here’s an example of what I mean – a dinner plate with Lime Chicken. One specific thing about this Garlic Rice is that it’s flavoured enough to eat without smothering with sauce, like saucy stir fries and plain white rice. It’s just as much at home on your dinner plate as it is as part of a big buffet. Make it today and heat it up tomorrow, keep a stash in your freezer. Or the rice version of everybody’s favourite garlic bread! Or – an easier version of fried rice. From an Argentinian Chimichurri steak to Chinese Char Sui Pork, French Ratatouille to Moroccan lamb meatballs, a slow roasted Greek Lamb Leg to Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken, I challenge you to think of a dish that this Garlic Rice wouldn’t go with! Garlic Rice is one of my most-used side dish recipes and I feel a little selfish for keeping it to myself all these years! It’s a rice side dish that’s quick to make and literally goes with anything. Have some tonight, freeze some for later! Garlic rice Garlic Rice is the easiest, best tasting side dish that you can serve with anything! From roast chicken to chops, stir fries to fish, Middle Eastern to Mexican food, this buttery rice is so flavourful you can eat it plain.

Tastes better from scratch