How to Make Fluffy Brazilian Rice

With this tutorial, you will learn how to make a traditional brazilian rice using very simple ingredients. This recipe can be made on a normal cooking pot, or using a rice cooker.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cup of long grain rice
• 4 cups of hot water
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 small onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• pinch of salt
• cooking pot with a lid

1. Chop the onion very finely and set them aside.
   Mince the garlic and set them aside.

2. Add the olive oil into a hot pot and add the garlic and the onion. Have the heat set for medium-low so you don't burn the garlic and the onions. Sautee them until they become soft.

3. add in the rice and mix everything together. The oil will give the rice a shiny coat.
   Add in a pinch of salt and continue mixing for about 5 minutes.
   Then, add the hot water and gently stir the rice.
   Place the lid on the pot and turn the heat to low.
   Let it cook for 15-20 minutes.
   When ready, use a fork to fluff up the rice before serving. Enjoy!!

Tips & Warnings

• When making rice, the water to rice ratio is always 2:1 (2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice).
• You may substitute water for low sodium chicken broth for a more flavorful rice.
• If you have a rice cooker, you can sauteé all the ingredients and then place the rice in the rice cooker pot with the water.
• burnt garlic can have a bitter taste. Make sure the pot is not too hot to prevent any burning.

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on 8/15/2009 OMG, delicious! I made this tonight and it was wonderful. I also added some buillon powder and it was great.