Simple Sesame Rice

A pot full of sesame rice with a bowl of sesame rice on the side, both garnished with green onion

5 from 12 votes

Adding just a few ingredients to your rice can really make your meal pop. Try this Simple Sesame Rice with any of your Southeast Asian inspired meals.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Total Cost: $1.11 recipe / $0.28 serving

Servings: ¾ cup each

Calories: 206.43kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

1 clove garlic $0.08
1 Tbsp butter $0.13
1 cup long grain jasmine rice $0.67
1.75 cups water $0.00
1 Tbsp soy sauce $0.06
1/2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil $0.15
1 tsp sesame seeds $0.02

Instructions

Mince the garlic and add it to a medium sauce pot with the butter. Sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes over medium heat, or just until the garlic begins to soften and becomes very fragrant.
Add the rice to the pot and continue to stir and cook for 2-3 minutes more to toast the rice.
Carefully add the water and soy sauce, then give the pot a brief stir to combine. Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to high, and allow it to come to a full boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, turn the heat off and let the rice rest, undisturbed and with the lid in place, for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Drizzle the toasted sesame oil over top, add the sesame seeds, and gently fold the rice until the sesame oil and seeds are distributed throughout. Serve warm.

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Nutrition

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