Guam Red Rice

Submitted by PamLuvs2Cook

"Being a military family we get the pleasure of meeting people from all over the world. My girlfriend who lives in Guam gave me this recipe. So that I don't misplace it I'm putting it into my cookbook for later use."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons achiote seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups rice

directions

1. Soak achiote seeds in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes. Add salt. Using a spoon press the achiote seeds to get color. Strain liquid into a pot big enough to hold all the ingredients, bring to a boil.
2. Saute onions in oil.
3. Add rinsed rice to the boiling achiote colored water. Reduce heat to medium-high for five minutes or until water evaporates. Reduce heat to low, coer pot and cook for 15 more minutes.

Reviews

[obtg68]

1) When do you add the 2 cups of water? 2) When do you add the cooked onions?

 

[Neecee1649]

I love Guamanian food. My Husband (Air Force) and I got to live on Guam for only 2 years. We absolutely loved it. The seeds can also be called annatto seeds. It's the same thing

 

[svontress]

We lived in Guam for 7 years as a military family and our children love red rice. We are going to attempt to serve the dish at our 20th Wedding Anniversary to share with our family and friends.

 

[angie t]

For the fancier version of this, you can add peas and bacon.

 

[Kathy]

This is exactly how I make red rice except I haven't tried it with onions. Sounds good. Just a note for others living on the "mainland"- achiote seeds can often be found in the hispanic section of a good grocery store.