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Mexican rice

Authentic recipe for Mexican rice
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Mexican rice
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 250kcal
Cost: $ 5

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Long grain rice
  • 2 tbsp Canola oil
  • 1 can Choped tomatoes
  • 1/2 tbsp Vegetable stock Also called bouillon
  • 2 medium Garlic cloves
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed oregano
  • 3 cup Boiling water
  • 2 Whole chilies I use bird's eye, or jalapeño if available
  • 3 Banana Optional
  • 1 can Peas Or peas/carrot mix
  • 10 g Coriander Optional

Instructions

  • Add the oil to the pan and turn the stove to a medium heat. Let the pan warm up for about 2 minutes.
  • Chop the onion in big pieces, so you can remove it at the end if you want
  • Add the rice, onion pieces and whole chilies and let them fry for about 10 minutes
    Mexican rice ingredients
  • Move constantly with a wooden spoon
  • Meanwhile, boil the 3 cups of water
  • Blend the chopped tomatoes, the garlic, the oregano, and the veggie stock
  • Add the blended tomatoes and integrate very well
    Pouring tomato
  • Add a cup of boiling water and mix it
  • Let it simmer for about 40 minutes, keep a close eye and add more water as needed, you'll need to move it with a wooden spatula to avoid having a burnt rice
  • Add the peas near the end
  • Once the rice is cooked, remove the onions and chilies if you want and serve immediately
  • Optionally, slice the banana and add it to the rice, or add some cilantro if you want
  • Enjoy
    Mexican rice

Notes

  • Check the rice instructions! some rice take longer -some shorter- to make, and although this technique is a bit different because you first fry it
  • I use canned tomatoes because finding fresh and ripe tomatoes is not easy. If you do find them, just know that the rice will have a lighter color if you use fresh ones. The other substitute for tomatoes is tomato sauce, especially from the bran "La costeña". A lot of people I know use it, but in my opinion, it tastes better if you use canned tomatoes and a good veggie stock
  • This rice goes amazing with salsa verde or red sauce!
  • The onions and the chilies are supposed to just infuse the rice, not to make it spicy or to make it taste like an onion! although I don't remove them, the rice you find in restaurants do not come with pieces of onion or chilies