Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

Name: Restaurant Style Mexican Rice
Ingredients: 1 cup white rice; 1/2 white onion; 3 medium tomatoes; 2 cups water or vegetable broth; 1 1/2 tsp celtic salt; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1-2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and minced); 4-5 cloves of garlic (minced); Juice of 2 limes

April 29, 2021

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Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

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Ingredients

1 cup white rice
1/2 white onion
3 medium tomatoes
2 cups water or vegetable broth
1 1/2 tsp celtic salt
1/2 tsp cumin
1/3 cup olive oil
1-2 jalapeno peppers seeded and minced
4-5 cloves of garlic minced
Juice of 2 limes

Instructions

Toast your rice over medium low heat.
Place tomatoes and onion in a blender with 1 cup of water and blend until smooth.
Then, add a drizzle of oil to the bottom of a skillet, heating up the jalapeño, cumin, salt and minced garlic.
Stir in your toasted rice.
Add in 1 cup of the tomato mixture and the remaining 1 cup of water. Add in the olive oil.
Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and the rice softens, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and fluff the rice with a fork. Cover and let steam for 10 minutes. Add in the juice of the limes and season with additional salt and a drizzle of oil if necessary.