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Los Angeles Mexican Rice

Here's how you make Los Angeles Mexican Rice
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 7 ounces dry long grain white rice (1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup onion, minced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 Roma tomato, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, whole, pierced
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat olive oil in a large skillet . Add the rice and stir until all the rice is lightly coated with the oil.

  • Step 2: Add onions and jalapeno.

  • Step 3: When the rice is almost all opaque, add the garlic and saute for a few minutes.

  • Step 4: Add the chicken stock and the remaining ingredients.

  • Step 5: Stir and cover.

  • Step 6: Let cook on very low for 20 minutes.

  • Step 7: Take off heat and let stand 5 minutes covered.

  • Step 8: Season to taste adding more cumin if you like. (They have a teaspoon, too much for this chicky!)

  • Step 9: Fluff.

  • Step 10: Remove jalapeno to the side for lucky person to eat.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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