Description
This recipe has been told to me by my girlfriends MIL from Mexico. I had to measure the ingredients. Never before have they been measured, always a ‘handful of this and equal parts of this’ until it looked right. I hope you enjoy it. It has become a family favorite in our home. I am always asked to make it!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ cups long-grain rice
- 3 cups water
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup chopped onion
- ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon tomato bouillon with chicken flavoring (such as Knorr®), or more to taste
Instructions
- Place a pot over medium-heat heat; add oil and heat until oil shimmers slightly. Pour rice into hot oil
- stirring constantly
- until rice is golden to dark brown
- about 5 minutes.
- Mix water
- tomatoes
- onion
- cilantro
- and bouillon into rice. Bring to a boil
- then turn off heat. Cover the pot tightly with a lid and let sit until liquid is absorbed
- about 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings as needed.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 8