Bring to a rolling boil, then cover and lower the heat to low to maintain a very low simmer. Cook undisturbed for 15 minutes check your rice package instructions , then remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
Fluff the rice with a fork. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl. Pour lime juice over the rice and toss with chopped cilantro. Serve with chicken, steak, shrimp, Mexican or Asian food. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights.
Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Featured Video. Save It Print. Prep Time 5 mins. Cook Time 30 mins. While Chipotle doesn't exactly make the ingredients or their quantities public, they do go into enough detail on their website that we could easily figure it out.
They confirm that they steam the rice with bay leaves to add an "herbal fragrance" to the dish. Then, the rice is seasoned with lime and lemon juices and tossed with cilantro. When it comes to rice, they talked about how longer grains are firmer and fluffier, which is why they use long-grain white rice. Then, we just had to put together the final pieces of the puzzle. We confirmed from their allergen statement that it was both vegetarian and vegan, so that ruled out the addition of chicken broth or butter.
We were certain the rice contained some type of oil to add flavor to the grains, so we read their write-up about rice bran oil , the primary cooking oil at Chipotle. They use it to cook vegetables and meat, but they also use it "to season our rice," so we added it to our list. From there, we added in a pinch of kosher salt to bring all the other flavors together, and our ingredients list was complete.
For a full list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step cooking instructions , check out the directions at the end of this article. According to Redditors , Chipotle uses a massive 55 to 60 cup rice cooker to make their cilantro lime rice. While you likely won't have access to a commercial rice cooker like this, that doesn't mean you can't use a rice cooker; there are several smaller models that work perfectly for home cooks.
If you have one on hand, we absolutely recommend using it. Rice cookers automatically turn off when the rice is finished cooking because of built-in temperature sensors. CNET breaks down the science of how these rice cookers work by explaining that water boils at degrees Fahrenheit at sea level , but steam is significantly hotter.
When the rice absorbs all the water in the bowl, the temperature inside the bowl will increase and the rice cooker will shut off. You can absolutely cook rice for Chipotle's cilantro lime rice on the stovetop, but you'll want to keep a close eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn. Burning the bottom of the rice will certainly affect the flavor of your copycat Chipotle rice. You can make a lot of things in a rice cooker , too other than rice, of course , so it's worth picking one up if you cook a lot of rice, quinoa, or steamed vegetables.
There are several different types of rice, so you might be wondering which type of rice we chose for our copycat Chipotle cilantro lime rice recipe. We went with white long-grain rice because it's the type that Chipotle uses in their restaurants. You can certainly make some ingredient swaps if you don't have that type of rice on hand or, if you want to make the brown rice version of Chipotle rice , but there are a few things to keep in mind.
According to the Whole Grains Council , long-grain rice is the best rice to use if you're looking for fluffy rice because the grains stay separate instead of sticking together. This mostly contributes to the rice's texture, so if you swap in medium- or short-grain rice, your Chipotle rice will be softer and stickier. If you want to use long-grain basmati rice , the dish will be more fragrant, with floral and nutty notes. Brown rice takes longer to cook, too, so plan ahead for 40 to 50 minutes of cooking time instead of 15 minutes.
Most copycat Chipotle rice recipes call for the addition of olive oil , but we found out that the only oil Chipotle uses is rice bran oil. In fact, people claiming to be Chipotle employees on Reddit have claimed that using olive oil on the rice just won't work as well. That's because the rice bran oil is incredibly light with a slightly nutty flavor, but overall it has an almost undetectable flavor.
It's the perfect ingredient to add mouthfeel to the rice without overpowering it with an oily taste. As a bonus, rice bran oil has also been touted as one of the world's healthiest oils, containing zero trans fats and a handful of vitamins and antioxidants. Unfortunately, rice bran oil isn't necessarily easy to find. We went to several grocery stores in our area, and none of them carried the oil. On the bright side, rice bran oil is widely available from online retailers. If you can't wait for the product to be delivered, go ahead and use olive oil for this recipe.
Just keep in mind it will taste a little heavier with a stronger flavor. Now that we've reviewed all the ingredients, it's time to get started making the rice. Many copycat recipes start with toasting the rice kernels in oil, but we're not going to do that. While it may add nutty flavor to the rice, it's not strictly authentic; a Redditor that used to work at Chipotle confirmed that there is "no saute involved.
We're not just going to plop the rice into the rice cooker, though. Skipping the rinsing step on rice is one of those mistakes everyone makes when cooking rice. Tapioca Starch. Chipotle Chile. Sunflower Oil. Cultured Cream. Juniper Berries.
Distilled Vinegar. Lemon Juice. Lime Juice. What is the Ratio of Water to Rice? The basic water to white rice ratio is 2 cups water to 1 cup rice. You can easily, double and even triple the recipe; just make sure you are using a pot large enough to hold the rice as it cooks and expands.
One cup of dry rice will make enough cooked rice for two to three adult servings. Or two adults and two small children.
The first is the ratio of water to rice: For plain white rice, use 2 cups of water for 1 cup of uncooked long-grain rice. Choose brown rice.
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