Mexican Rice

Name: Mexican Rice
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Three cups three cups of rice; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 Anaheim chiles, diced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon beef or chicken bouillon; 2 medium tomatoes, diced; ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped; oil for sautéing

Toasty golden rice simmered with tomato, Anaheim chiles, and fresh cilantro.

Total time

37 min

Serves

6

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 6

Three cups three cups of rice 1 medium onion, diced 2 Anaheim chiles, diced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon beef or chicken bouillon 2 medium tomatoes, diced ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped oil for sautéing

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The preparation

6 steps, about 37 minutes start to finish.

01
Toast rice in oil in a pan until golden.
02
Add diced onion and Anaheim chiles and cook until softened.
03
Stir in tomato paste and cook briefly.
04
Add bouillon dissolved in water and diced tomatoes.
05
Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked through.
06
Fluff and garnish with fresh cilantro.

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“Toast the rice in oil until golden before any liquid goes in, that step gives it the nutty flavor and keeps the grains separate. Then cover and simmer undisturbed so it steams evenly instead of turning gummy.”

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