Spa Cuisine - Brown Rice With Carrots, Celery & Ginger

Recipe from the Rio Caliente Hot Springs Health Spa in the Sierra Madre mountains near Guadalajara, Mexico.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup rice
• 2  tablespoons  sunflower oil (or any cold-pressed vegetable oil)
• 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 1  tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
•  soy sauce
• 1  cup celery, chopped
• 2  cups water
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced & steamed
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh celery, chopped

Directions

1. Brown rice briefly in the oil until brown.
2. In a blender, combine the onion, garlic, ginger and soy sauce and blend until liquid.
3. To the rice, add the water, the contents of the blender, and cook covered 30 minutes over a low flame.
4. After 30 minutes add the carrots and celery.
5. Cook 10 minutes more, covered.
6. Let stand five minutes before serving.