suemunzlinger's Recipe

Spanish Rice

Category: Side dish

Ingredients:

12 inch frying pan, with tight fitting lid
2 cups long grain white rice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 yellow onion cut into 1 inch chunks
1/2 bell pepper any color, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 cloves of garlic, minced or 3 heaping tsp garlic powder
3/4 cup tomato puree
2 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. granulated chicken base
2 3/4 cups of chicken broth
3/4 cup of frozen peas, optional




Directions:

Add the oil to the pan and put heat on to medium high. Add the rice and saute until golden brown approximately 10 - 15 minutes. Then add the onion and bell pepper and saute another 5 - 10 minutes.

The important thing is to make sure the rice is toasted to a nice golden brown.


add the minced fresh garlic

Continue to saute for an additional 3 minutes. You will notice a wonderful garlic aroma.

Add the tomato puree, chicken broth and salt. Stir and turn heat up to high. Bring to a full boil while stirring. Continue to boil for 2 minutes.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

When it's done, turn off the heat, remove the lid and stir in the peas. Replace the lid and wait 5 minutes before serving.

if you think of something different you want to add, go for it.



(Rockin Robin)