Want to Know Our Favorite Way to Zhush White Rice?
Our coconut fried rice recipe is a great way to make long grain white rice the star of the show! It’s full of fresh flavor with warming ginger, slightly spicy green onion and balanced with a touch of sweetness from the coconut flakes. It makes a great side dish for any number of our fish and chicken recipes, or a hearty (it’s vegan!) partner for a plant-based meal with vegetables.
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Can You Make Fried Rice With Coconut Oil?
Using coconut oil to make this coconut fried rice adds to the tropical flavor profile created by the addition of ginger and scallions, and the coconut milk in the rice! Frying the rice in oil helps separate the grains into crispy slightly-crunchy bites, instead of clumps, and caramelizes the starches in rice which equals more flavor. Coconut oil is better than olive oil here, because it’s less fragrant and has a higher smoke point than olive oil, making it ideal for the heat needed to crisp the rice. In addition to the coconut rice, here are the easy to find ingredients to make the best coconut fried rice.
Coconut oil
Green onions
Sweetened coconut flakes
Freshly grated ginger
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![coconut rice, white and light green onions, coconut flakes and ginger being cooked in coconut oil in a pan](https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2022/CoconutFriedRice_Shot2_19.jpg?w=1200&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1657636752&s=334c65428c897efd4f8f072b200d39fd)
![coconut rice, green onions, coconut flakes and ginger being cooked in coconut oil in a pan with a wooden spoon](https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2022/CoconutFriedRice_Shot2_30.jpg?w=1200&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1657636786&s=6ebdbf91d94ff2f14eb57e6ef0f0babc)
![a bowl of homemade coconut fried rice made with coconut rice, green onions, ginger, coconut oil and sweetened coconut flakes](https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2022/CoconutFriedRice_Shot3_20.jpg?w=1200&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1657636803&s=3f6841dbf81137f262dcfe7724a4a31c)
How to Cook Coconut Fried Rice
Starting with our Coconut Rice (think fluffy and sweet white rice), you’ll do some quick chopping and grating and be on your way to an entirely new kind of rice.
Measure four cups of cooked coconut rice and ¼ cup coconut flakes.
Mince 4 green onions–this uses the entire onion, rejoice!
Grate some fresh ginger.
Turn on the stove and get to crispin’ up that rice!
Try not to eat the entire pot while you’re standing by the stove with a fork in hand.
![homemade coconut fried rice with green onions, ginger, and sweetened coconut flakes in a serving bowl with a wooden spoon](https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2022/CoconutFriedRice_Shot3_31.jpg?w=1200&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1657636884&s=77a16e480d40d5ec8dd58e1129374881)
![homemade coconut fried rice with green onions, ginger, and sweetened coconut flakes in a serving bowl with a wooden spoon](https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2022/CoconutFriedRice_Shot3_38.jpg?w=1200&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1657636888&s=a2a15c08d2f460439859eebc89d5badf)
Tools You’ll Need
More Tasty Rice (and fried rice) Dishes to Make
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Crispy and Crunchy and Gingery, Oh My!
We hope you’re loving all the extra flavor and texture you just added to your rice. We’d love to see what you pair with this coconut fried rice. Share your meal with us by tagging us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Bon appétit!”
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