Arroz A La Mexicana Traditional Mexican Rice Recipes

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA

Steps:

• In food processor or blender, process onion, peppers, garlic, tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, and salt until smooth; set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, melt Country Crock® Spread over medium-high heat and cook rice, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until golden. Stir in remaining 2 1/4 cups water, green peas and carrots, and onion mixture. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Season, if desired, with salt and pepper.

MEXICAN RICE PUDDING ("ARROZ CON LECHE")

Steps:

• Put the water, rice, and cinnamon stick in a medium-size heavy saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and cook until the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Strain out the liquid, discard the cinnamon and reserve the rice. Return the rice to the saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Add the raisins, and stir well. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Dust the top of the pudding with ground cinnamon and serve.

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA (PERFECT MEXICAN RICE)

Steps:

• Add the onions and tomatoes into a food processor. Process until well puréed. Measure out 2 cups of tomato and onion purée and set aside. Put the rice in a strainer and rinse thoroughly until the water runs completely clear. Drain rice as much as possible. Remove the ribs and seeds from the jalapeno peppers (a grapefruit spoon does a great job. Slice the peppers into a fine dice. Set aside ¼ of the diced jalapeno pepers for adding once the rice finished cooking. If you like extra spicy add some of the membrane and seeds from the jalapeno peppers. Use the rest for adding to the rice. Preheat your oven to 350℉ (180℃) F, 325F for a convention oven. In a large wide high sided oven-safe sauté pan (with a tight fitting lid) or an oven-safe pot with lid (a dutch oven works well make sure to adjust the racks in your oven to accomodate). Heat the oil over medium-high heat for a minute or two, you want to get the oil hot. To test if the oil is ready, add a few kernels of rice, if they're sizzling nicely the oil is hot enough. Add the rice, stirring thoroughly to coat all of the rice. Continue stirring and cooking for 8 minutes, or until the rice has begun to lightly brown and it well toasted. This will develop a nice roasted flavor. Add the jalapeno peppers, sauté for a minute. Add the garlic and sauté another minute. Add the tomato and onion mixture. Stir together. Add the vegetable or chicken stock, the tomato paste and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, give it a few stirs now then. Cover tightly and place the whole pot in the oven. Cooking rice in the oven guarantees perfectly cooked fluffy rice and completely avoids any risk of scorching the rice. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, stir and return for another 15 minutes. Make sure you are careful the pot handle will be hot. The reason for this extra step is to mix any of the tomato mixture that will rise to the top and ensure perfectly evenly cooked rice. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining jalapeno peppers (add seeds for extra spice) and the fresh chopped cilantro. Serve with wedges of lime. Refrigerates well keeping for several days if tightly covered and is quick and easy to reheat in the microwave. Prepare this rice on the weekend and it provides a side dish for meals later in the week.

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA-TRADITIONAL MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• In a small pan bring the broth to simmering.
• Set a large pan over medium heat-add the oil, then the rice and onion and cook, stirring, until both the rice and onion are light brown-around 10 minutes.
• Mix in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the pureed tomato Add the broth Add the optional ingredients-except cilantro and cheese Scrape the rice down and stir well.
• Reduce heat to a medium low, cover and finish cooking-around 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and toss and either stir in cilantro or offer at the table-I offer at the table because either you love it-like I do-or hate it, and offer the queso fresco or farmers cheese.

FOOLPROOF MEXICAN RICE ("ARROZ MEXICANO")

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes in half, and remove the seeds. Add the tomatoes and 2 cups of broth to a blender and puree. Strain into a bowl and reserve the liquid. Add enough extra broth to make 4 cups of liquid.
• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrots and saute for 4 minutes until the onion is translucent. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the rice and cook until slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato broth mixture, stir and bring to boil. Add the salt, bay leaf, and the serrano chile. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from heat. Scatter the peas over the top of the rice, cover, and let the rice stand 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork, transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

MEXICAN RICE RECIPE | ARROZ A LA MEXICANA | QUICK RICE RECIPES

Steps:

• Make tomato puree: Run tomatoes, onion, and garlic in a blender or grinder till pureed. Remove and reserve.
• Fry rice: Place a medium sized deep pan on high heat and pour in oil. Once hot but not smoking, reduce heat to medium and add the soaked and drained rice to the pan. Stir well to ensure that the oil coats each grain of rice, then fry, stirring occasionally, till the rice just starts to colour, 10 to 12 minutes. Tip in the reserved tomato puree and stir to mix. Stir occasionally till the tomato puree is almost dry, 4 to 5 minutes, ensuring that it does not burn.
• Add vegetables and stock: Add green peas, carrot, corn kernels, give it a good stir, then add red bell pepper, jalapeno, and parsley. Stir well for about a minute. Pour in vegetable stock, stir, and increase heat to high to bring to a boil. Toss in salt, stir once again, then cover with a tight-fitting lid. Reduce to a simmer and cook the Mexican rice till the liquid absorbs and dries up and you can see little steam holes in the rice, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside, covered, for 10 minutes to allow the grains to swell up and expand.
• Serve hot: Use a fork or a sharp-edged spatula to lift the rice from the bottom and serve immediately. Serves: 4 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 34 minutes

ARROZ A LA MEXICANA (TRADITIONAL MEXICAN RICE)

Steps:

• Pour hot water to cover over the rice and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Drain the rice and rinse well in cold water, then shake the colander well and leave the rice to drain again. Put the tomatoes, onion, and garlic into a blender jar and blend until smooth. Set aside. Heat the oil. Give the rice a final shake and stir it into the oil until the grains are well covered, then fry until just the grains turn a light brown color. This process should take about 10 minutes. Tip the pan to one side and drain off any excess oil. Stir in the tomato puree and fry, scraping the bottom of the dish to prevent sticking, until the puree has been absorbed--about 8 minutes. Stir in the broth, vegetables and giblets (if used) add salt to taste and cook over fairly high heat, uncovered until all the both has been absorbed and air holes appear in the surface. Cover the surface of the rice with a towel and lid and continue cooking over very low heat for about 5 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and set aside in a warm place to allow the rice to absorb the rest of the moisture in the steam and swell--about 15 minutes. Dig gently to the bottom and test a grain of rice. If it is still damp, cook for a few minutes longer. If the top grains are not quite soft, sprinkle with a little hot broth, cover and cook for a few minutes longer. Before serving, turn the rice over carefully from the bottom so that the flavored juices will be distributed evenly.

SIMPLE MEXICAN-STYLE RICE(ARROZ MEXICANO)

Steps:

• Add oil, rice, serrano and onion to skillet. Heat to medium heat. After a few minutes, the rice will begin to toast. Stir as needed until the rice, onions and serrano become aromatic and begin to toast and brown lightly.
• While the rice toast, on another burner, add the water(or broth) and bouillon. Heat on medium and stir just to dissolve the bouillon. Do not let it boil.
• To the blender, add the tomatoes, garlic, oregano and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth. You may need to use a spatula to scrape the ingredients down so they will blend smoothly. Do not add any water to the tomatoes when blending. Once the rice is toasted, add the blended tomato sauce from blender. Gently stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes or until the sauce reduces and becomes thick.
• Add the warm broth to the skillet. It will come to a boil quickly. Stir gently, taste for salt and season with some fresh cracked pepper. Add the cilantro, reduce heat, cover pot and then cover with the lid tightly. Do not disturb the rice as it cooks. Do not remove the lid. Let it cook for 10 minutes. If you are adding the frozen peas and carrots, add them now. Set timer for another 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, check the rice to see if liquid has evaporated. If it has evaporated, remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Remember that all stove tops and cookware will vary on the time the rice is done.
• Remove the large pieces of onion and cilantro. Fluff the rice with a fork stirring from the outer edges in to combine everything. Keep covered until ready to serve.