# Mexican Rice

This recipe guides you through making a beautiful and flavorful Mexican rice dish from scratch.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups long grain rice
- 1 roma tomato
- 0.25 onion
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3.5 cups water
- oil
- 0.5 tablespoon tomato paste

## Instructions

1. Add oil to a hot skillet over medium heat.
2. Add 2 cups of unwashed long grain rice to the skillet.
3. Fry the rice until it's nice and golden brown, stirring often.
4. For the sauce, add 1/4 onion, 1 tomato, 5 to 6 garlic cloves, and salt to a blender.
5. Add 1 cup of water to the blender with the sauce ingredients.
6. Blend the sauce until it's nice and smooth.
7. When the rice is ready, add tomato paste to the fried rice and mix it in.
8. Add the blended sauce to the rice and mix well.
9. Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the blender, swirl it around to get all the flavor, and pour it into the pan with the rice, ensuring a total of 3 1/2 cups of water.
10. Bring the rice to a simmer, cover it with a lid, and reduce the heat to low.
11. Set a timer for 15 minutes.
12. After 15 to 20 minutes, once all the water has evaporated and the rice is soft, give it a good fluff.

## Equipment

- skillet
- blender
- pan
- timer
- glass lid

## Tips

- Don't burn the rice while frying.
- Blend the sauce until it's nice and smooth.
- Use 3 1/2 cups of water total for the rice.
- Don't touch the rice once it's simmering.
- Use a glass lid to see when the rice is almost done.
- Give the rice a good fluff before serving.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMd1muRzBWE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c0ed9200-8f28-4bea-8474-1c512b970bd6
- Extracted: 2025-09-10

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