Good Rice (Arroz Bueno)

Submitted by FloridaGrl

"We have used this recipe for years, and it's still my favorite way to have rice. It's from the Columbia Restaurant cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup parsley, chopped
• 2 cups long-grain white rice, uncooked
• 1 large onion, chopped
• salt

directions

1. Melt butter and saute onion until transparent. Add rice and stir constantly until it turns a caramel color.
2. Add chicken broth, then parsley, basil and salt. Bring to a boil and lower flame. Cover and steam rice for 18 minutes. Fluff with a large 2 prong fork.

Reviews

[Theresa H.]

Turned out great , even though I had to use dried herbs because I didn't have fresh on hand. I also halved the recipe as I didn't need quite so much...lol

 

[NorthwestGal]

This was quite good and so easy to make. Thank you for sharing your recipe,FloridaGirl. Made for Spain/Portugal tag game.

 

[Miss Fannie]

This was delicious. My family loved it. I served it with oven fried fish. I rinsed the rice and drained it before cooking. This kept it fluffy and the grains seperate.

 

[AricandSusy]

This is such a simple and yummy recipe! I was looking for a rice dish to serve with sausage and peppers and wanted something different than Spanish rice. I just happened to plant basil and parsley in our herb garden this year so this was perfect! Our kids LOVED it! I will definitely make this again! For our family of four 1/2 the recipe was more than enough. Thanks for posting this!!!

 

[LunarCanine]

This is a wonderful recipe from the Gonzmart family of the famous Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. The name ''Good Rice'' came about from Sunday family meals. Richard or Casey (not sure which) used to dislike rice as a child... except for his Grandmother's "Good" rice (hence the name). I worked at the Columbia for quite a while... I know all the stories. Personally, I enjoy cooking the rice and then letting it steam for an hour with baked chicken quaters. A bit of a take on traditional Chicken and Yellow Rice. Thanks for posting FloridaGrl!