Portuguese rice

Name: Portuguese rice
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil (for sautéing); 1 1/2 cup onion, chopped; 2 tsp minced garlic; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, or flakes; 1 bay leaf; 1 1/2 cup petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can); 2 1/4 cup water; 2 tbsp fresh or dried parsley; 2 tbsp fresh or dried cilantro; 1 1/2 cup white long grain rice

Candace @cookCandaceR

Portuguese rice

Candace @cookCandaceR

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Ingredients

1/4 cupolive oil (for sautéing)
1 1/2 cuponion, chopped
2 tspminced garlic
1 1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspcrushed red pepper, or flakes
1bay leaf
1 1/2 cuppetite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
2 1/4 cupwater
2 tbspfresh or dried parsley
2 tbspfresh or dried cilantro
1 1/2 cupwhite long grain rice

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Steps

1

In a 4-quart medium pan heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, cook about 4 minutes or until soft.
2

Add garlic, salt, red pepper, & bay leaf; cook 1 min
3

Add tomatoes, cook 2 minutes then add water, parsley, and cilantro. Bring back to a boil then add rice.
4

Boil, stir, cover pot and reduce heat. Cook 20 min then let set for 5 minutes and fluff with fork and serve.