Mexican Rice
Recipe: #21216
October 06, 2015
Categories: Side Dishes, Rice, White Rice, Cinco de Mayo, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Hot Peppers, Spicy, more
"The key to this recipe is to sauté the rice in very hot oil until toasted and golden brown, this will help the grains keep some of their texture after they are cooked. I say this recipe is pretty authentic it comes from a popular Mexican restaurant, and it's damn good. You can play around with it to make it to your own taste by reducing the amount of tomatoes and sub in more stock if you want a slightly mellower taste. If you like lots of heat go big on the fresh chiles, add some cooked ground beef or chicken or shrimp, whatever you do don't skip the cilantro — I think it's a must."
Original is 7 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (297.8 g)
- Calories 279.1
- Total Fat - 15.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.3 g
- Cholesterol - 22.7 mg
- Sodium - 938.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
- Sugars - 5.7 g
- Protein - 5.9 g
- Calcium - 56.4 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 52.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the tomatoes and onion in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Transfer 2 cups of the tomato mixture to a medium saucepan. Stir in the chicken stock, salt, and cumin and bring liquid to a boil over medium heat.
Step 2
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavy Dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat. When the oil is sizzling, add the rice and sauté, stirring frequently until lightly toasted and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the jalapeño and chopped garlic and cook until they have softened, about 2 minutes, lowering the heat if necessary. Add garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
Step 3
Pour the boiling tomato mixture over the rice and stir to combine. Turn heat to low and cook, covered, until liquid has evaporated and rice is done, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and gently stir the rice. Return the cover and allow to rest undisturbed for an additional 10 minutes. Add cilantro and lime juice; fluff gently with a fork. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Serve with additional lime wedges.
Tips
No special items needed.
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