Restaurant Spanish Rice

Submitted by puppitypup

"This is a simple flavorful rice that I came up with to as a compromise for my picky eater daughter. It closely resembles the rice served at the local Mexican restaurants in San Diego."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1⁄2 sweet onion, diced
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt (less if regular salt)
• 1⁄4 cup mild canned enchilada sauce (not salsa)
• 1 -2 tablespoon grated carrot
• 1 -2 green onion, for garnish

directions

1. Saute onion in oil until translucent.
2. Add rice and saute a few more minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
4. Stir, cover and reduce heat to simmer.
5. Simmer for twenty minutes without removing lid.
6. Fluff with a fork and serve with chopped green onions on top.
7. Note: The mild enchilada sauce adds flavor without adding spiciness. If using hot enchilada sauce, I would cut the amount in half at least.

Reviews

[Honey Sweet]

This is a very good rice recipe. I followed the recipe exactly. The only difference I made was that I sauteed the onions with 2 teaspoons of oil instead of using butter since I didn't have it available.

 

[manderson]

Simple recipe that turned out well with some changes. It has a nice consistency and flavor. I didn't think it had enough flavor though so I used two cups of home made enchilada sauce and added a little more water. I also didn't add the bouillon or the carrots. Overall I have used this recipe for a few years now and really like it.

 

[Deantini]

This rice did not do it for us, unfortunately. We thought it was very bland and I had even doubled the enchilada sauce. I used long grain rice which was a mistake - I should have used parboiled rice. It would have helped the consistency but not the flavour. I used chicken broth instead of water. Sorry that I couldn't give a better review. Made for Zaar Stars Tag.

 

[ICULUV2cook2]

I was not impressed with this rice. It wasn't terrible, but nothing to write home about. I even used 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce, and still it was almost flavorless. I may try it again, but add some cumin, galic, something...very very bland.

 

[OutOfThyme]

I added peas along with the carrots to get my veggies in. Great recipe Puppity! Much enjoyed by all at our Mexican Fiesta tonight.