How to Make Mexican Rice

You will learn how to make red mexican rice or sometimes known as spanish rice.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Medium sized sauce pan
• Measuring Cup/spoons
• Large cooking spoon
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 8 oz can of tomato sauce
• Vegetable oil
• Powdered chicken Bouillon
• Salt
• Water

1. The following are directions using one cup of rice which will serve about 6 to 8 people depending on the portions you serve. Using your measuring cup measure out 1 cup of uncooked rice.

2. Take sauce pan and place on stove with a medium flame, add cooking oil covering entire bottom of pan about 1/2 cup. Let oil heat up for about 5 minutes. Do not allow the oil to get too hot. Add the cup of uncooked rice. Take the empty measuring cup and fill it with two cups of water. Open the can of tomato sauce and put it aside next to the water. Stir the rice continuously until it starts to get a light brownish color, do not allow it to get too overcooked or a dark brown color. Once the rice looks light brownish lower the flames and drain the oil from the sauce pan.

3. Once the oil has been drained add the two cups of water but be careful because the pan is hot and water may splash. Add 1/2 can of the tomato sauce. Add 1 teaspoon of powdered chicken bouillon and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir and mix everything together, make sure that tomato sauce is mixed well with water to avoid patches of sauce. It should look like a reddish tomato soup.

4. Now cover the pan and turn the flame to about medium high, if your knob has numbers it is about a six. Let it boil until liquid begins to dry up and you begin to see the rice. Once the rice begins to show turn the flame to low and uncover the pan until the water dries up completely. Rice should have a reddish to orange color to it. Use the spoon to separate the rice and check that there is no more water on the bottom. Once it is dry turn off the flame and let it stand uncovered until you are ready to serve.

Tips & Warnings

• If you need to make more than one cup which serves about 6-8 people all you need to remember is to double the amount of the ingredients. For example, we used one cup of rice therefore we added two cups of water so if you use two cups of rice you will need to add 4 cups of water.
• You can use garlic salt instead of regular salt.
• You can also use chicken broth instead of water.
• Do not let the oil get too hot before adding the rice
• Be very careful after draining the oil and when you add the water because the pan is hot and the water may splash once it hits the pan.
• Use caution and always use a cooking mitt to protect your hands.