Rice Coastal Style
"Very traditional rice served on the South-West coast of Mexico. Although Mexican women would only use long-grain white rice, I make this with brown rice, too. There are so many nice vegetables in this rice, this coulld be served as a vegetarian main dish."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 half onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 cup water
- oil
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, chopped
- 4 cups hot water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups corn kernels
- 2 cups cabbage, coarsely chopped
directions
- Soak the rice in the warm water for 5 minutes, rinse and drain.
- In a blender, puree' the onion and garlic in the 1/2 cup of water and set aside.
- Heat 2 - 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet, add the rice and saute', stirring lightly, until the grains separate and become translucent, about 5 minutes. If there is excess oil, pour it off.
- Add the chopped carrots; stir for a couple of minutes. Add onion puree'; stir another couple of minutes.
- Add the hot water and salt. When the water comes to a boil, add the corn and cabbage, stir, cover and cook until the rice is done. Takes about 20 - 30 minutes depending on how hot your burners get.
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I am a semi-retired, mother of one daughter, grandmother to 1 granddaughter, very, very lucky gal. My husband and I moved to the Riviera Maya from Colorado in January 2003. We live in Paradise! We both sell real estate and enjoy selling people their own little piece of paradise. We love boating, fishing, golfing, competative snorkeling (!), traveling, cooking, EATING!
