# Easy Mexican Rice

This recipe provides clear, step-by-step instructions to make perfect Mexican rice that is neither stuck to the bottom, mushy, nor undercooked.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups Jasmine rice
- oil
- 6 cups room temperature water
- 2 tablespoons Nor de Pollo
- 10 tablespoons tomato sauce

## Instructions

1. Place 2 cups of Jasmine rice in a 12-inch pan (without washing the rice).
2. Drizzle some oil on the rice.
3. Turn the pan to a medium-high heat.
4. Brown the rice with a spatula for about 4-5 minutes, making sure it doesn't burn, just browns.
5. Once the rice is toasty, add 6 cups of room temperature water quickly.
6. Add 2 tablespoons of Nor de Pollo to the rice and mix it in fast.
7. Add 10 tablespoons of tomato sauce and mix it in.
8. After this last mix, do not mix the rice anymore.
9. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and cook on medium-high heat for 10 minutes without opening the lid.
10. After 10 minutes, turn off the stove completely.
11. Leave the covered pan on the turned-off stove for 5 minutes.
12. After 5 minutes, remove the pan from the heat, but leave the lid on for another 10 minutes.
13. After this final 10 minutes, the rice is ready.

## Equipment

- 12-inch pan
- tight-fitting lid
- spatula
- stove

## Tips

- Get all ingredients ready before cooking (mise en place) to prevent burning.
- Brown the rice for about 4-5 minutes, ensuring it does not burn, just gets brown.
- Work fast when adding water to the hot pan.
- Do not mix the rice after adding the tomato sauce.
- Do not open the lid during the first 10 minutes of cooking.
- After turning off the stove, leave the rice covered on the stove for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, remove from heat but leave covered for another 10 minutes to finish steaming.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CJ26atDQd/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1f875e94-d62a-49c9-928f-cdf7bba93e7b
- Extracted: 2026-04-13

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