Arroz Roja Mexican Red Rice

Step 1: Place chicken broth and 1 tablespoon salt in a small saucepan and bring to simmer.

Step 2: In another skillet

Step 3: Heat oil in heavy medium-size saucepan with lid over high heat.

Step 4: When very hot, add rice and sauté, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes until opaque

Step 5: Add onion jalapeno and garlic and stir 1 minutes until rice starts to turn golden and fragrant.

Step 6: Add tomato sauce stirring 1 minute.

Step 7: Add hot broth ,water by rinsing out tomato sauce can and salt to taste and bring to boil.

Step 8: Stir rice and garlic powder.

Step 9: Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 12 minutes. Quickly uncover and add peas and carrots to rice (they will sit in the center and you will mix in later). Cover and cook 3 more minutes.

Step 10: Uncover and gently mix rice to incorporate tomato sauce (it floats to the top) and vegetables.

Step 11: Cover and cook 2 more minutes.

Step 12: Turn off heat.

Step 13: And, this is very important: let rice stand, covered with towel wrapped around it to keep heat in 20 minutes