A Rare Milk Street Misstep – Cilantro Rice

Upon typing this post's title, I realized that I may be too harsh on Milk Street.  The ultimate issue with their Cilantro Rice recipe may in fact be user error (surprise, surprise).  

That user error becomes apparent with the first images of how I prepared this dish – with leftover Chinese takeout rice instead of making the rice myself.

The secondary user error probably comes from my eye-balling the remaining ingredients to fit the assumed amount of rice that I had.

The ultimate result was a bland rice, far below the expectation I had for a flavorful, punchy side dish.  I added more salt and lime juice, but unfortunately nothing could change the limited taste profile.  Oh well.  Next.