Garlic Butter Tri-Rice –

" Just a heads-up this image is AI-generated. I tried getting the rice to look just right, but hey, technology still can't smell buttery garlic, right?" -Chef De Quinn | AI-aided image

🌾 What You Need:

• 1 cup tri-mix rice (brown, red, black)

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 tsp olive oil

• Garlic – A lot. You’re talking to the Garlicky Queen.

• Cooking oil + sesame oil

• Optional: a bit of corn flour (to make crispy garlic even crispier!)

• Butter – I’m using Farm Fresh's new butter. Obsessed.

• 1 egg

• Light soy sauce

• Chicken stock powder

• Palm sugar (or gula melaka)

• Salt (sparingly, okay?)

• Bird’s eye chili (cili padi) – as generous as you like 🔥

• Lemon or lime juice

• Crispy fried anchovies

• Cilantro (daun ketumbar)

• Optional veg: Cabbage (sautéed before rice) or cucumber (sliced for serving)

🍳 How I Plan to Cook It:

1. Cook the rice with the vinegar and olive oil – just the right ratio, and let it rest 5–10 minutes after cooking so it’s fluffy and ready to rock.

2. Garlic Time! Slice it (not too thin, not too thick), and fry it low and slow with oil and a splash of sesame oil. You can toss the garlic in corn flour before frying for that extra crisp factor. Once golden brown, set it aside.

3. In the same pan, smash 2–3 more garlic cloves and gently fry them with butter. Mmmm. Let that aroma hug your soul.

4. Crack in the egg, give it a stir, and toss in the cooked rice.

5. Season with soy sauce, stock powder, a pinch of palm sugar. No extra salt – be kind, we’ve salted enough.

6. Add chopped cili padi and a squeeze of lime/lemon. Off the heat.

7. Top it off with crispy garlic, fried anchovies, and fresh cilantro. Bonus: If using cabbage, sauté it before adding rice. If not, serve the dish with cucumber slices for crunch.

8. Pair it with a hot glass of Teh O Panas, and you’re living your best garlic-butter life.

   
   
   
   

🥄 Chef’s Note:

I’ve had brown rice before and I actually enjoyed it! That said… I still can't divorce white rice. So, I let my cravings win sometimes—but I’m working on mixing healthier grains into my weekly menu. This garlicky tri-rice might be the game-changer.

Now go on. Save this. Try it. Tweak it. Make it your own. Just don’t skip the garlic.