Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mexican rice. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mexican Rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mexican Rice is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mexican rice using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mexican Rice:
- Get 12 oz tomatoes, canned crushed (or fresh)
- Make ready 1 medium white onion, quartered
- Prepare 6 medium jalapeños, minced
- Take 1/3 cup canola oil
- Get 2 cups long grain white rice (400g)
- Take 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Prepare 2 cups chicken broth
- Make ready 1 tablespoon tomato paste (may omit if using canned tomatoes)
- Make ready 1/2 tablespoon salt
- Take 1 lime, in wedges
- Prepare 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, minced
Instructions to make Mexican Rice:
- Rinse rice in a fine mesh strainer under cold running water until water runs clear. Shake off all excess water and put aside to dry.
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F.
- Blend tomato and onion until pureed, reserve exactly 2 cups.
- Mince jalapeños, remove ribs and seeds.
- Heat oil in oven-safe pot or Dutch oven over low-medium heat. Fry rice, stirring until rice is light golden and translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add garlic and half of the minced jalapeños. Stir constantly until fragrant, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Stir in broth, pureed onions and tomatoes, and salt. Increase heat to medium high and bring to a simmer.
- When simmering, add lid and bake ~25 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, remove from oven and stir every 10 minutes.
- When rice is cooked, remove from oven and stir in remaining minced jalapeño and cilantro to taste. Serve with lime wedges.
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