Pineapple Cilantro Rice

By Foodiewife

from Sidewalk shoes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup onion, diced
• 1 T. unsalted butter
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 can crushed pineapple, undrained (15 oz)
• 3/4 cup pineapple juice (6 oz)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 t. kosher salt
• 1 t. sugar
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onion in butter in saucepan over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Stir in rice and saute for one more minute.

Add pineapple, pineapple juice, water, salt and sugar. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed, 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, then stir in cilantro.