Costa Rican Style Rice
Recipe: #26371
July 03, 2017
"Sometimes one wants flavorful rice without the beans. This comes from the Costa Rica website with the cute little frog - Pura Vida!"
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (206.1 g)
- Calories 217.4
- Total Fat - 9.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 277.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.9 g
- Sugars - 5 g
- Protein - 7.7 g
- Calcium - 65.5 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 24.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Rinse rice on a strainer until water runs clear. Let it drain in strainer until needed.
Step 2
Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice. Stir often until slightly brown.
Step 3
Stir in onions, bell peppers and garlic. Add 1 1/2 cups water and salt. Bring to a boil over moderately high heat.
Step 4
Cover and simmer without stirring until all water is absorbed and rice is tender. Turn off heat and leave rice in saucepan covered for 10 minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.