My Mexican Rice
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
directions
- 1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add rice. Cook, stirring constantly, until puffed and golden. While rice is cooking, sprinkle with salt and cumin.
- 2. Stir in onions and cook until tender. Stir in tomato sauce and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- My Note: A good basic, restaurant style Mexican rice. The key to this recipe is the seasonings you use. I tried it as written, just with the cumin, and it was not nearly as good as it was when I did it a second time using My Taco Seasoning I just sprinkled in what looked like enough, about 1-1/2 teaspoons This mixture includes cumin and many other spices which are perfect for this recipe. I also cooked my onion in the oil BEFORE adding the rice to get it nice and soft, added fresh minced garlic, and used chicken stock versus broth. Other than that, I followed exactly as written and it was perfect! The cook time is accurate, but I find that the last 5 min, I need to add a dash of broth to keep it from being too dry.
- My Taco Seasoning: Is a mixture of spices and a little cornstarch for thickening, that closely resembles The packaged taco seasoning you might find in the store. There is no salt or MSG in this mixture.
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Ingredients:
- 6 teaspoons chili powder.
- 5 teaspoons paprika.
- 4 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin.
- 2 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder.
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch.
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
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Directions:
- 1. Put in a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine chili powder, paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and cornstarch. Close lid securely, and shake well to mix contents. 7 teaspoons is equivalent to 1 (1.25 ounce) package of taco seasoning. Really great it's is "salt free"! This recipe is perfect as is, but I love to play with stuff so I used half regular paprika and half smoked paprika, upped the cayenne a bit and added some ancho chili powder.
- If you never been able to get your rice to brown and/or puff in a skillet either, as my grandkid, she always use a rice cooker instead. She saute the onions, minced garlic and cumin in a skillet, then throw it into the rice cooker along with the 1 Celsius rice, 1-1/2 Celsius chicken broth and all the other ingredients, omitting the garlic salt. The cooker shuts off when the rice is done. Easy !
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CHEF GRPA
United States