Mexican Rice

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

When you love Mexican food as much as we do, you have to have a great rice recipe.  Here is mine.

Mexican Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup royal basmati rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tbsp Knorr chicken and tomato bouillion
• 1 small roma tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup white onion, diced
  2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tsp butter

Instructions

1. Rinse the rice until tbhe water runs clear. 
2. In a 2 qt saucepan,  add the olive oil and butter and melt together.  Add the rice, and onion, begin sauteing until you see, hear, and smell the rice starting to get a little bit browned.  You don't actually want to fry it, but rather toast it.
3. Add the bouillon and the tomato, cook an additional 2 minutes. Add the water and roth, bring to a boil, cover and cook 10 minutes, turn off the heat and allow to sit for 5 additional minutes.
4. Fluff and serve

All photographs copyright Janet S. Grey.

By Krumpetina