spanish rice. How To Make Homemade Spanish Rice/Mexican Rice. Whatever You Call It, We've Got The Best And Easiest Spanish Rice Recipe You Can Find. It Tastes Like It Came Straight From The Restaurant.
This classic Mexican-style Spanish Rice (also called arroz rojo) has all the crucial elements: tomato (in the form of tomato sauce), onion, garlic, and of course, rice. We opted for garlic powder for ease. Spanish rice is the perfect accompaniment to Mexican foods, chicken, or just about anything. You can have spanish rice using 7 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of spanish rice
- You need 2 cup of rice.
- It's 1/2 cup of onion.
- It's 2 clove of garlic.
- It's 1/2 tsp of cumin.
- It's 4 cup of chicken broth.
- It's 1 can of tomato sauce.
- You need 1 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil.
Best Spanish rice I have ever made. I think even better than our local mexican restaurant. You'll find my easy Spanish rice is better than any found in grocery stores. Best of all, it can be prepared in the same amount of time as those so-called "quick and easy" boxes.
spanish rice instructions
- Heat up vegetable oil in a 2 quart frying pan.
- Add garlic and onion to heated oil and saute until slightly tender. (about 5 minutes).
- then add rice to oil with garlic and onions and cook until rice browns..
- Before you saute the onions and garlic measure 4 cups of water and bring to a boil in a 2 quart pot..
- After the water starts to boil add 4 teaspoons of chicken bullion powder to boiling water..
- Stir in one can of tomato sauce 8 oz into boiling chicken broth and 1/2 of teaspoon of cumin..
- After rice is browned add the chicken broth mixed with the tomato sauce to the rice and turn heat all the way down to simmer and cover. Let it cook for about 15 minutes and check the water..
- if water level is low add 1/2 cup of water. if water is fine then continue to next step..
- return cover to pan if water level is good let it continue to simmer for 10 more minutes..
- after the 10 minutes turn heat off and remove pan from heat and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes..
- then garnish with corn and cilantro if desired and serve..
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