Spanish Rice

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grab a frying pan and turn your heat somewhere in between medium and medium high.
  2. 2Add in 3 tablespoons of oil.
  3. 3Once the oil is hot, add in 2 cups of rice.
  4. 4Mix the rice up to make sure that it's well coated in that oil.
  5. 5Fry the rice for about 7 to 8 minutes on medium, medium high heat until it gets a golden brown color.
  6. 6Continuously stir the rice during the toasting process to prevent burning.
  7. 7While toasting the rice, measure out 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of onion powder, about a teaspoon of oregano, about a teaspoon of ground cumin, and about a tablespoon and a half of chicken bouillon.
  8. 8Once the rice has reached the desired golden brown color, slowly add in 5 cups of water.
  9. 9Give that a quick mix, and add in your measured spices.
  10. 10Mix the spices around in the rice and water.
  11. 11Add in 2 8-oz cans of tomato sauce slowly and give that a quick mix.
  12. 12Turn your heat up to medium and let the mixture come up to a simmer.
  13. 13While it's simmering, take the stem off of 1 jalapeño and cut it in half right down the middle.
  14. 14Once it starts simmering, add the jalapeño just right on top.
  15. 15Cover the pan and let it simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
  16. 16After 10 minutes, turn the heat down to low and let it cook for another 15 minutes, without opening the lid.
  17. 17After the 15 minutes on low heat, take it off the heat and let it sit for another 5 minutes, without opening the lid, so that the rice will plump up.
  18. 18After the final 5 minutes, you can take the lid off and fluff up the rice.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1.5 tbsp chicken bouillon
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
  • 1 jalapeño with stem removed and cut in half

Equipment

frying pan

Tips

  • Continuously stir the rice while toasting to prevent burning.
  • Do not open the lid at all while the rice is simmering and cooking on low heat.
  • Let the rice sit off the heat for 5 minutes after cooking to plump up.

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