Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/4  cup           butter -- melted
   1      medium        onion -- diced
   1      inch          fresh ginger root -- peeled and grated
   1 1/2  cups          pearl rice -- rinsed
   2 1/4  cups          chicken stock
     3/4  cup           unsweetened coconut -- grated

Preparation:

MIX TOGETHER Melt butter in heavy saucepan or skillet. Add onion and ginger and saut‚ until onion is translucent. Add rice and cook until rice is translucent. Add chicken stock and coconut. (Note: To reduce tropical oils, substitute 1 3/4 cups chicken broth, 1/2 cup milk and 8 drops coconut extract for the 2 1/4 cups chicken stock and 3/4 cup coconut.) Cook 20 - 25 minutes until rice is tender and liquid has absorbed.