Recipe: Perfect The Best Mexican Rice

The Best Mexican Rice. Today, I would like to show you all my way of making Mexican rice. I hope that your rice turns out as great as mine. If you're looking for a Mexican Rice recipe that will be "the star of the show," this is not the recipe.

This easy recipe for Mexican rice is so full of flavor and better than any we've had from a Tex-Mex restaurant. Make some to go with your chicken enchiladas Rice and tomato paste then get stirred in along with the vegetables until the rice grains become slightly toasty and the tomato paste gets a little. The BEST, truly authentic Mexican rice! You can have The Best Mexican Rice using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of The Best Mexican Rice

1. You need of cumin,garlic,tomato,rice,salsa.
2. It's 1 of 28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes.
3. You need 1 medium of onion, chopped.
4. You need 2 cup of chicken stock.
5. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Kosher Salt.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of Ground cumin.
7. You need 1/3 cup of Cooking oil (I use canola).
8. Prepare 2 cup of Long grain white rice.
9. You need 2 of Jalapeño peppers seeded and chopped.
10. It's 2 clove of Garlic pressed.
11. Prepare 1/4 cup of Cilantro, finely chopped.
12. It's 1 of Juice from 2 limes, plus wedges for garnish.

Super easy to make from home, and a necessary side dish for all of your favorite Mexican recipes. The Best Easy Mexican Rice Recipe. By far, this is one of my favorite and most requested recipe to cook. Some people call this Spanish Rice, but Mexican Rice and Spanish Rice are actually not the same thing.

The Best Mexican Rice instructions

1. Place tomato and onion in blender or processor and puree until smooth. Transfer 2 cups of tomato mixture to medium sauce pan. Stir in chicken stock, cumin and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat. (Reserve excess tomato mixture for another use.).
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in dutch oven over medium to medium high heat. When oil is sizzling, add rice and sauté, stirring frequently until lightly toasted and golden, about 8 to 10 mins. Add the pepper stir til soft, lowering the heat, then add garlic, stir for another 30 seconds..
3. Pour the boiling tomato mixture over the rice, stir to combine. Turn heat to low, cook, covered, until liquid has evaporated and rice is done, 15 to 20 mins. Remove from heat and gently stir. Return lid and allow to rest undisturbed an additional 10 mins. Add cilantro and lime juice, fluff gently with fork. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve with lime wedges. Makes 6-8 servings. Enjoy.

While they do use some of the same ingredients, Spanish Rice uses saffron threads and. Be the first to review this recipe. Mexican rice is a tomato based rice that is made with long grain white rice. This traditional red rice is pretty basic, but Josh does "spice" his up a bit to have more flavor and I think it is the This Mexican rice recipe is easy to make at home and SO much better than store bought packets of Mexican rice. Mexican rice is probably one of the best versions of rice in the world; right up there with Hainanese chicken rice, fried rice, and paella.

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