Restaurant style Mexican rice

Elyse Rose
Elyse Rose @elyserose
USA
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Ingredients

  1. 1 canwhole, peeled tomatoes
  2. 1med white onion (peeled & chopped)
  3. 2 clow sodium chicken broth
  4. 1 1/2 tspkosher salt or sea salt
  5. 1/2 tspcumin
  6. About 1/3 cup of olive oil
  7. 2 cfavorite uncooked rice (I use med grain)
  8. 1med jalepeno, chopped
  9. 4-5garlic clives, minced finely
  10. Fresh cilantro (optional)
  11. 1lime

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Place canned tomatoes (do not drain) & onion in a blender, mix until smooth. It should make about 2 cups, if more measure 2c of liquid and place in a medium sized sauce pan. Add chicken broth, salt & cumin. Let come to a boil over medium heat.

  2. 2

    Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or rice pot. Add rice & saute about 5 min, stirring frequently. Add jalapeños and cook 2 min. Add garlic & cook 30 seconds, you may have to lower heat. Pour boiling tomato mixture over rice, mix. Cover and cook until mixture is absorbed into the rice, about 17-20 min. Fluff rice with a fork. Turn off heat & cover again, let sit 10 min. Optional: garnish with fresh cilantro. Squeeze lime juice over & serve!

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I don't like to put measurements on seasoning..do as you feel. I try to have pictures every step of the way.
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Dawn Ayres
Dawn Ayres @doubled3545
Do you ever boil your own tomatoes for this?

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