Mexican Rice

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Fluffy long-grain rice toasted in oil then simmered with tomato and garlic — the fragrant red rice that rounds out any Mexican meal.

Prep 00:05

Cook 00:35

Total 00:40

Yield 8

Ingredients

2 cups long grain white rice
¼ cup olive oil
½ medium onion, (finely diced)
1 Roma tomato, (diced)
4 cloves garlic, (minced)
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, (plus more to taste)
3 ½ cups broth ((vegetable or chicken))
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ cup frozen peas, (thawed)

Fluffy long-grain rice toasted in oil then simmered with tomato and garlic — the fragrant red rice that rounds out any Mexican meal.

Instructions

1

Rinse the rice until the water runs clear; drain well.
2

Toast the rice in oil about 10 minutes until lightly golden.
3

Add the onion, tomato, garlic and salt; sauté 30 seconds.
4

Stir in the broth and tomato paste until dissolved.
5

Boil, then cover and cook on low 20 minutes; rest 5 minutes off the heat.
6

Fold in the peas and season to taste.

Category: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Mexican

Recipe Attribution

Isabel Eats

isabeleats.com/moms-authentic-mexican-rice/