Mexican Red Rice
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- Cook Time
- Minutes
- Difficulty Level Easy
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or clarified butter
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 cup white rice, preferably Mahatma Basmati
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup reduced-sodium beef or chicken stock
- 1 cup water
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Instructions
- Heat oil or clarified butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, flipping garlic occasionally to prevent burning, until lightly browned. (The garlic will taste bitter if it gets burnt or too browned.)
- Leaving garlic in the pot, add rice and salt. With a wooden spoon, stir rice in the hot oil so that each piece of rice gets coated and lightly toasted.
- Add tomato paste and chicken or beef stock. Stir gently to evenly distribute tomato paste. When tomato paste is mostly dissolved, add water. Increase heat to high and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 20 minutes or until all water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and serve.
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September 2, 2016
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September 9, 2016
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Can I add onion with the garlic? Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to try it tonight. Seems like I have tried so many recipes but it never tastes like restaurant Mexican rice.
Hi Monica! Thanks for the note! Yes, you can add onion with the garlic. This is just the quickest / easiest version, but if you have time to dice onion, by all means add it in! Also, this may not taste like restaurant rice you’re used to because a lot restaurants use bouillon cubes or other flavorings (many of which contain MSG) that I prefer not to use. I hope you like it though! We sure do :) xo, Marie
Oh my goodness I just made it, only added onion and half a teaspoon of cumin. It is delicious! It would have been just as good with the additional things I put. Thank you so much! I’m loving your recipes!!
So great to hear! Thanks for the feedback Monica, means so much! Stay tuned for more recipes, and let me know if there’s something special you would like to see :) xoxo, Marie