This is an excellent Mexican rice recipe with bell peppers (not to be confused with Spanish rice) that I make as a side to serve with all of my Mexican dishes. The key is cooking the rice properly and using good quality chicken broth or stock.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 1.5 cups chicken broth
- 1 tomato , seeded and chopped
- ½ onion , finely chopped
- 0.5 greens bell pepper , finely chopped
- 1 fresh jalapeno pepper , chopped
- 0.5 cups chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 clove garlic , halved
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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1
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil.
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2
Stir in tomato, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño. Add cilantro, bouillon, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender and all liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.
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