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Spanish Rice Recipe

United States

Tex-Mex cuisine

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked rice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely minced
  • 2 serrano chiles, finely minced
  • ½ cup shredded cooked chicken or pork
  • 1 onion, finely minced
  • 3 ½ cups chicken broth
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup minced chorizo, casing removed
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic

Procedure

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, chiles, garlic, meats, and rice, and cook until chorizo and rice are golden brown.
  2. Add broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has evaporated and rice is tender.
  3. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving, if desired.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Spanish Rice, CC BY-SA 3.0.