Sesame-Cilantro Rice

Ingredients

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 slices or 2g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 ½ cup or 592g

• Peanut oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  8 large or 200g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ⅓ cup or 5g

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 ½ cup or 278g

Directions

1. Combine rice, sliced ginger, and 2 1/2 cups water in a heavy large saucepan; sprinkle generously with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring once. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 to 18 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat peanut oil and sesame oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Thinly chop and add green onions. Sauté until just tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Remove ginger from rice. Season rice to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon rice into a bowl. Sprinkle rice with cilantro and sesame seeds, then top with green onions.

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