Homemade Spanish Rice
This homemade Spanish rice recipe delivers color and bold flavors in a dash.
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked Basmati rice rinsed
- 1/8 cup of standard vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 8 ounces of tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- A dash of cumin 1/8 of a teaspoon
- A dash of garlic pepper
- 6 Cilantro stems optional
- 4 cups of water
- 1 cube chicken flavored bouillon you can use instead 4 cups of chicken broth – but no water and no bouillon cube
Instructions
- First, you need to rinse the rice. Place your rice in a fine mesh strainer, cover the grains with cool water, use your hand rinse gently. Repeat this until the water turns clear. (probably about 3 to 4 rinses)
- Next, put your vegetable oil in a medium pan set over medium heat. Brown the rice in the oil.
- Add the minced garlic to your pan and cook for a minute.
- Then, add your tomato sauce, chicken broth (or chicken flavored bouillon cubes and water) and spices.
- Turn down your heat to low, cover your pan and let your rice simmer for 30-40 minutes.
- Fluff up the cooked rice with a fork before serving. Enjoy!