Pink Rice

"From "What's For Dinner?". This is one of my favorite "mexican style" rice dishes. I often serve this as a side to tacos or enchiladas. Easy and tasty."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • To peel tomatoes:.
  • Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
  • Cut a shallow "X" in the bottom of each tomato.
  • Plunge tomato into boiling water for 30-60 seconds. Remove and place immediately in ice water.
  • Remove and skins should peel off easily.
  • Pour out water from saucepan and place over medium heat. Add oil and warm.
  • Add onion an garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Place peeled tomatoes, onion and garlic in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
  • In the same saucepan, stir rice until coated with the remaining oil.
  • Add broth,cumin, salt, pepper and tomato mixture. Bring to a boil.
  • Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until rice is tender about 20 minutes.
  • Fluff with a fork and sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

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  1. Very nice! I used fire roasted canned tomatoes. Nice flavor. I decided not to add cilantro... DH doesn't care for it. I added a few chopped jalepeno for a little more heat. Delicious! Thank you for posting! Made for "Think Pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2008.
     
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