Arroz con Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola Rice) makes a delicious accompaniment to roasted pork or roasted chicken. This dish is very popular in Colombia and I remember my aunt serving this rice in every celebration.
What is Arroz con Coca Cola
It is a delicious and easy rice dish made with rice and cola. It's perfect to serve with beef, pork or chicken.
Plain boiled long grain white rice is eaten by most people in Colombia every day, but for entertaining this particular recipe for Arroz con Coca-Cola is very easy to follow and simply delicious.
Ingredients You'll Need
Long Grain White Rice: Be sure to wash the rice well to remove the some of the starch, this allow the rice to be fluffy. If you’d like to use brown rice for this recipe, increase liquid by ½ cup and cook for about 40 minutes, following the same cooking instructions.
Coca Cola: Use regular coke, diet coke doesn't give this rice the sweetness that I like.
Oil: I like to use canola or vegetable oil for this recipe rice, but butter also works well.
Chicken Bouillon: Granules or cubes, this adds flavor to the rice. If you prefer substitute with vegetables bouillon.
Water: Or use chicken broth, if you want to omit the chicken bouillon.
Scallions: Add more flavor and texture to the rice.
How to Make Arroz con Coca Cola
Place the rinsed rice in a medium saucepan; then add the butter, coca-cola, water, chicken bouillon and scallions.
Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Stir once, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes, remove the pan from the stove, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice using a fork and serve immediately.
How to Store Leftovers
You can keep this rice in the fridge in a sealed container up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave.
This Rice with Coca Cola is sweet and flavorful, elegant enough to serve on a dinner party or just for a weeknight meal. This rice recipe is one of my favorite ways to make rice.
Serve it as a side dish with your favorite protein, stuff it into a burrito, or use it as the base of a burrito bowl.
More Side Dishes to Make with Rice
Arroz con Fideos (Rice with Angel Hair Pasta)
Arroz con Lentejas (Lentils and Rice)
Arroz con Coco Titote (Rice with Coconut and Raisins)
Rice with Coca-Cola Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 ½ cups coca-cola
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablet chicken bouillon
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
- 3 tablespoons chopped scallions
Instructions
- Place the rinsed rice in a medium saucepan; then add the butter, coca-cola, water, chicken bouillon and scallions.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Stir once, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes, remove the pan from the stove, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice using a fork and serve immediately.
Eninah
Coca-Cola? That's cool. Colas can be also used for cooking. Geez thanks for a nice idea.
Steph@PlainChicken
what a great recipe. I am going to make this soon!
Heather
What a delicious rice....all my family and friends loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
Lori
Delicious rice. I made it for a party last weekend and everyone loved it.
Anonymous
Soooo good. My wife absolutely loves it! This will stay in the cookbook forever
Erica
Thank you everyone for the comments! Glad you liked it!
Sandra Milena
This rice with coke was delicious with pork!!! Thank you so much for this site and these wonderful Colombian dishes. They bring good memories.
Alejandra
I made this rice for lunch last week and was really good. Thank you!
Sofia
Ayer cocine este arroz y quedo delicioso! Es dulce y fabuloso. Gracias por la receta.
Stephanie
What a great recipe!! I would never think to cook rice in coke! My husband would love this! He loves anything sweet...I have a ham recipe with a coke glaze that is one of his favorite dishes.
I really like your blog! Your pictures are amazing!! Makes me want to try all of your recipes!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and following! 🙂
lisa
What a nice thing to say Stephanie!
Michelle
I cooked this on Sunday and my son loved it ! He calls it 'sweet rice '. Will definitely make it again.
Lori Lynn
That is the most interesting dish I've seen all month!
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Erica
Thanks for all the comments.
The rice is a little sticky and sweet. Try it!
Sapuche
Wow, I never imagined cooking rice with Coca-Cola! I'm definitely going to give this a try. Thanks for posting this!
Gillian
This looks SO GOOD. I am going to try it as soon as I can get to the supermarket to get Coke. I bet it's good with vegetable bullion cube too (instead of chicken). This is site is incredible, I can't believe how much work you've done already. Great pictures too...
Anonymous
Erica,
This is a great tasting rice dish. Thank you!