Tomato Rice

breezermom's Note:

This is a very versatile Brazilian side dish. If serving with chicken, use chicken broth, if serving with beef, use beef broth. This isn't spicy, just a nice colorful side dish.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup basmati rice (may use any long grain rice)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 cups broth, beef (depends on what you are serving this with) or 2 cups chicken (depends on what you are serving this with)
• 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. In a 2 quart saucepan cook the uncooked rice, onion, and garlic in hot oil for 5 to 8 minutes or until the rice is golden and the onion is tender, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
2. Carefully stir in broth, tomato, salt, and pepper. Return to heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender.

Reviews

[Charlotte J]

This made a nice side dish. I did not peel the tomato but did de-seed it. Made for Please Review My Recipe 2012

[sofie-a-toast]

This was a great, easy side dish for enchiladas but I ended up finding it a bit bland. I added some cilantro and cumin to spice it up and it was perfect! Thanks for the post.

[Muffin Goddess]

Very flavorful! I used Basmati rice and chicken broth (needed the milder flavor since I was serving this with fish). Out of habit, I rinsed the rice until the water ran clear before I fried it. This will be a good switch-up to add to my side dish rotation instead of making Mexican rice all the time. Thanks for posting! Made for the Emerald City Shakers for ZWT7