Restaurant Style Spanish Rice Food

AUTHENTIC SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• in a bowl combine broth, cumin, chili powder, salt & half a can of el pato sauce (if you can't find el pato use regular tomato sauce).
• brown rice, in hot oil, in a large skillet for approximately 5 minutes flipping occasionally.
• add diced onion, minced garlic, sauté for 1 minute.
• add seasoned broth, bring to a boil.
• reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. do not check on the rice before the 15 minutes is up, this will allow steam to escape and may make your rice turn out undercooked.
• most of the water will absorb before the 15 minute time limit but keep covered and continue to steam for the entire 15 minutes. this will make for perfect rice that isnt crunchy.
• after 15 minutes turn heat off, uncover & flip rice over. recover & let sit until everything else is ready. you can let the rice sit covered for up to 25 minutes which will cook out most of the moisture & leave perfect fluffy rice.

RESTAURANT SPANISH RICE

Steps:

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

MY RESTAURANT-STYLE SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Pour rice into a deep pot and stir in enough oil so that every grain is coated. Cook rice on medium heat and stir with a spatula until lightly toasted (about 20-25 minutes). Be careful not to burn.
• Add onion and green pepper and cook until soft, adding more oil if needed.
• Tilt pot to remove any excess oil with a spoon.
• Add water to tomato sauce to make four cups of liquid; stir in bouillon, garlic, cumin, and red chili powder.
• Pour liquid mixture over rice. Stir once and do not stir again, or rice will be sticky, not fluffy.
• Cover tightly. Bring to a simmer then cook on very low heat for 20 minutes.
• Shut off heat-do not remove pan from burner and do not lift lid-and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Uncover, fluff with spatula, and let rice dry out for a few minutes before serving.