Portuguese Rice

Submitted by AZPARZYCH

"Found this recipe by Emeril on Food Network, posting for ZWT. To be made as an accompaninment to recipe#481914."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups long grain white rice, washed and drained
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. In a 4-quart pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and stir-fry until golden. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly toasted and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the water, bay leaf, tomatoes and salt and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce the heat so that the rice just simmers. Cook undisturbed until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand covered without stirring for 10 minutes.
2. Fluff with a fork, discard the bay leaf, and serve.

Reviews

[PaulaG]

Easy and simple fix for white rice. This went nicely with Recipe #468254. Other than making a reduced quantity I followed the recipe as written. Made for Aussie Swap.

 

[Dienia B.]

this is a really simple rice a little more water zaar tour 8

 

[NorthwestGal]

This was a really good rice dish, but I thought it needed a few herbs for added flavor. But the fresh tomatoes was a wonderfuly touch. It went with our roast chicken. Thank you for sharing your recipe, AZPARZYCH. Made for ZWT8 ~ Spain/Portugal.

 

[COOKGIRl]

Rice is my favorite and I knew by reading the ingredients' list that this one would be good! I first rinsed the rice in a fine mesh sieve for one minute then set it aside to drain all day until dinnertime. The onions and garlic (garlic from our CSA box) were finely minced in a food processor. I used veggie broth for water and added an additional one half cup of water. The fresh bay leaf (fresh when purchased but kept frozen) was bruised first to enhance flavor. I was surprised by the flavor the bay leaf gave the rice and for that reason give this recipe a five star rating. Fresh local tomatoes as well. Made for ZWT 8 and will prepare this recipe again as it was enjoyed by all! Thank you! PS See my menu here: Recipe #410288

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

We enjoyed this, a nice flavoursome rice. I cut quantities back a bit for just the 2 of us, and I used the usual ratio of of one cup rice to 2 cups water that I usually use. Liked the fresh tonmatoes in this :) made for ZWT 8, thank you AZPARZYCH!