Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with an authentic Caribbean side dish that goes perfectly with margaritas and tacos, my Jasmine Rice with Plantains & Cilantro.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Jasmine RIce with Plantains and Cilantro
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 20minutes
Total Time 30minutes
Servings 3
Author Ali Randall
Ingredients
1very ripe black plantain
1tablespoonolive oil
1/4teaspoonnutmeg
1/4teaspooncloves
2cupswater
1cupJasmine rice
1handful chopped cilantro
Instructions
Mix together to cups of water and one cup of jasmine rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover allowing the rice to cook for about 20 minutes.
Once the rice has cooked for almost 10 to 15 minutes in the water has evaporated stir in the plantain mixture. Finish cooking until the rice is completely cooked about 5 minutes more.