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.
Joy
Hi Erica,
This is an awesome dish!I wish I knew about it when I needed something fast but tasty to make.
I’m Joy, a photographer for Spoon University, and I’m writing a story about your recipe. If it’s okay with you, I’d love to use this photo (https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Arroz-con-Coca-Cola1.jpg)/ in the article and of course give you proper photo credit.
If you could let me know as soon as possible, that would be great.
Thanks so much ahead of time.
Erica Dinho
Hi Joy, Yes, with credit to the blog. Thanks!
Joy
Yes of course!! Thank you !
Heather
We made this rice with cola on Sunday for a BBQ and it was delicious. Very different, but really good!
Ali
This blog has best recipes for Colombian food. Thanks!
Dinie
Wow... I thought this was a joke post... Rice and Coca Cola?? I've heard of meat being barbequed with Cola.. But rice... I don't know...Maybe I will have to use this recipe in the summer with bbq pork chops!
Angie
Erica,
Once again, going through your recipes is like going through my mom's kitchen. She used to cook this rice in special ocassions and we loved it. She also added raisins because we loved the sweet taste combined with whatever main dish she was serving (usually pernil asado). Thank you for posting this recipe!
Rebecca
when you add the rice, does it have to be cooked rice or just the dry rice that isnt cooked yet.?
Erica
Rebecca- Uncooked rice.
peter mac
sorry to bother you but one cup of water and one and a half cups of coke seem,s like a lot of liquid.is this right?
Erica
Peter- I use 2/1/2 cups of liquid, but if you want your rice drier, use less liquid about 2 cups.
Erica
1 and 1/2 cups.
question
On this coke and rice recipe, is it 1 and one half cups coke, or just one half cup coke? Thanks.
Anonymous
This is the best rice!!! Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
Matinaki
Thank you so much for this recipe! My boyfriend is Colombian and this is one of his favorite recipes that i have heard so much about but never tasted! I will definitely be making this tomorrow 🙂
Caroll Buitrago
Gracias por difundir nuestra comida. Es chistoso fomo para algunas personas es tan raro y aun lo cocinan. Por mi parte, ya habia pensado hacer este arroz "exotico" para compartir en Navidad con la familia de mi esposo y con mis papas que vienen de visita desde Colombia. Dios te bendiga y a tu familia.
Ann
I remember eating this when I lived in Colombia. I thought it was the strangest combination, but it was always delicious! Thanks for posting this! What fond memories!
Patricia
I made this rice dish for Thanksgiving dinner and everyone loved it and it was perfect with the turkey. It was sweet and delicious. This is the best Colombian food site. Thanks!
Anonymous
This rice with coke is amazing all my family loved it.I will make it again soon.
mary
thank you for publishing the recipe.I knew it by I was not sure about the ingredidients .I did prepare it for thanks given and my daughter Sally Love it
thanks again
mary