Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, restaurant style mexican rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Restaurant style Mexican rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Restaurant style Mexican rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have restaurant style mexican rice using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Restaurant style Mexican rice:
- Take 1 can whole, peeled tomatoes
- Prepare 1 med white onion (peeled & chopped)
- Take 2 c low sodium chicken broth
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt or sea salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cumin
- Make ready About 1/3 cup of olive oil
- Get 2 c favorite uncooked rice (I use med grain)
- Make ready 1 med jalepeno, chopped
- Prepare 4-5 garlic clives, minced finely
- Make ready Fresh cilantro (optional)
- Make ready 1 lime
That's the rice I use in this recipe. I have tried it with other types of rice but long grain white rice performs best because this recipe is created for the proper ratio of liquid. Place rice in strainer and rinse under running water until it runs clear. This is important to create a dry, non-sticky restaurant style rice.
Steps to make Restaurant style Mexican rice:
- Place canned tomatoes (do not drain) & onion in a blender, mix until smooth. It should make about 2 cups, if more measure 2c of liquid and place in a medium sized sauce pan. Add chicken broth, salt & cumin. Let come to a boil over medium heat.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or rice pot. Add rice & saute about 5 min, stirring frequently. Add jalapeños and cook 2 min. Add garlic & cook 30 seconds, you may have to lower heat. Pour boiling tomato mixture over rice, mix. Cover and cook until mixture is absorbed into the rice, about 17-20 min. Fluff rice with a fork. Turn off heat & cover again, let sit 10 min. Optional: garnish with fresh cilantro. Squeeze lime juice over & serve!
Place rice in strainer and rinse under running water until it runs clear. This is important to create a dry, non-sticky restaurant style rice. Transform your Mexican rice to Mexican rice and beans by adding, well, beans! Rinse and drain black beans and add them to the mix the same time you do the chicken broth and tomato sauce. This Mexican rice is already tasty, but a bit of cilantro and lime juice will further enhance its flavor.
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