The following makes a rich, tasty side dish. Turn it into a main course by cooking chopped chicken or pork with the rice.
This recipe is designed to be used with a rice cooker. If you don't have one, you can pick up a cheap one at Walmart for around $10. For a more lasting investment, pick up one at your local Asian grocery.
2 rice cooker cups brown jasmine rice
1 can coconut milk
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 T Bacon grease (can sub corn oil)
2 T curry powder
1 t cinnamon
1 t fennel seeds
1 T sambal oelek
1 T garlic, minced
1 T onion powder
Fish sauce to taste
Pour rice into the rice cooker and add the can of coconut milk. Add water to the 2 cup fill line. Then add the all other ingredients except for the fish sauce and stir to combine and break up the peanut butter. Turn on your rice cooker and cook until done. Add fish sauce to taste.
Serves 2-4 people
