Arroz a la Mexicana
From quaziefly 14 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Sent to me by my uncle. He says that it is authentic Mexican . We made it and was very impressive.
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain white rice shopping list
- 2 tbs. cooking oil shopping list
- 1 tomato, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1/3 onion, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled shopping list
- 1 2/3 cups water shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1 small carrot, shredded shopping list
- 1/2 Chile ancho shopping list
- 2 cilantro sprigs shopping list
- 4 Chiles serranos shopping list
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed shopping list
How to make it
- Place the rice in a pot, fill with very hot water from the tap and leave for 1/2 hour.
- Drain the rice and allow to dry for 15 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the rice.
- Cook the rice, stirring constantly, until it is golden brown. Avoid burning.
- While the rice is cooking, place the tomato, onion and two cloves garlic in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Turn up the heat under the rice to medium high and add the tomato mixture.
- Cook the rice and tomato mixture, stirring constantly until nearly all the moisture has evaporated and it just begins to stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Now, combine the water and salt and add to the rice.
- Add and stir in all the optional ingredients uses except the peas.
- Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat down until it just simmers.
- This is the last time you should disturb the rice until it is cooked.
- Continue cooking, uncovered, until all the liquid has evaporated.
- When the rice is done, stir it and add the peas. Cover and cook an additional five minutes on the lowest possible heat.
- Remove the pot from the heat and allow to stand, covered, for ten minutes before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 13 people-
A Real good Mexican recipe.
Sound hot and spicy just the way I like.
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High 5!! good recipe!
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oh yummmmm ..........hey youre on a roll here good for you love them all
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