Quick and Easy Carrot Rice Recipe

Why use butter in this recipe?

The butter in this dish is also essential. It imparts a creamy flavor and transforms this carrot rice into a definite comfort food.

How do I serve carrot rice?

I usually serve this with my easy “perfect Caribbean roasted chicken” for a delicious mid-week meal.

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Quick & Easy Carrot Rice Recipe
Serves 4-6

1 large carrot, grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil and 4 tablespoons good quality butter 
1 onion, finely chopped (Use sweet onion if available) (1/4 cup)
½ cup raisins, light or dark (soaked in water for 5 mins and drained)
Salt and pepper to taste
Scallion or Cilantro, Chopped for Garnish (optional) (1/4 cup) 

TIPS:  USE regular ingredients if you don’t have or can’t afford evoo or good quality butter! I personally use the best ingredients to get the best results.

1. Heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. 
2. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned golden brown about 5-7 minutes. 
3. Stir in carrots, raisins and scallions (or cilantro-if using). Add salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the carrot breaks down. 
4. Add rice and stir gently to combine with other ingredients for another 5 minutes–until rice is heated through. 
5. Taste and add more salt if required.

• cook rice if you don’t have left overs or measure 4 cups  
• measure and soak raisins for five minutes, drain
• wash, peel and grate carrots
• peel and chop onions
• measure oil
• get the butter from the refrigerator….2 to 3 tablespoons
• you will also need a skillet and spoon…..
• Chop cilantro or scallion
• and you are ready!!!!

Instructions

1. Add oil and butter to hot skillet over medium heat. 1 tablespoon of butter is good, 2 is better, 3 is really good…

2. Next, add onions and cook until golden brown(5-10 minutes). (Sometimes I don’t have time to wait until the onion is golden brown and the food police never arrests me, plus it still tastes good)

3. Add carrots and raisins, stir and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the carrots begin to break down and raisins are plump.

 

4. Add salt and pepper to taste, reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Until Next time!

Cooking with Love,
Ria

Quick and Easy Carrot Rice Recipe

Meals with too many ingredients overwhelm and frustrate me, and they just wouldn't work. I am sure you can make this carrot rice with a whole array of other ingredients, and it will probably taste good too. We can do a little more complex, but today my aim is a quick, simple, healthy alternative to plain rice, using the least amount of processed ingredients. Plus, I wanted to give you a carrot rice recipe with ingredients that you probably already have.

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Course: dinner, lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Caribbean, Trinidadian

Keyword: caribbean fried rice, carrot fried rice, carrot rice

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 292kcal

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked rice day old is better (I use Jasmine Rice)
• 1 large carrot grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tablespoons butter good quality
• 1 onion finely chopped (Use sweet onion if available) (1/4 cup)
• ½ cup raisins light or dark (soaked in water for 5 mins and drained)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Scallion or Cilantro, Chopped for Garnish (optional) (1/4 cup)

Instructions

• Add oil and butter to hot skillet over medium heat. 1 tablespoon of butter is good, 2 is better, 3 is really good...
• Next, add onions and cook until golden brown(5-10 minutes). (Sometimes I don't have time to wait until the onion is golden brown and the food police never arrests me, plus it still tastes good)
• Add carrots and raisins, stir and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the carrots begin to break down and raisins are plump.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add rice and stir to combine. Cook until rice is heated through and everything is well incorporated, about 5 minutes...Taste and add more salt if necessary.

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Nutrition

Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1932IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg