TICO RICE RECIPE
Make and share this Tico Rice Recipe recipe from Food.com.
Provided by make_love_not_war80
Categories Costa Rican
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Add 1 Tablespoon oil to a large pan and sauté the dry rice for 2 minutes over medium high flame then add the chopped onion, sweet pepper and cilantro and sauté another 2 minutes. Add water or chicken broth, bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer until rice is tender (20-35 minutes). This is also the recipe for Tico rice used in favorites like tamales and Gallo Pinto.
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- Pozole. Pozole, sometimes called posole, is a traditional Mexican soup dish that has become very popular in Latin America, including Costa Rica. The main ingredients for this dish include hominy, a type of product derived from dried corn kernels, and meat, usually pork or chicken.
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- Chicharrones. If you’re looking to have a light snack, instead of going for a bag of chips, you should try chicharrones instead. This is also a very popular snack within Latin America.
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- Get out your rice cooker. Put 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (or other oil) at the bottom of the inner pot of your rice cooker.
- Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. My husband swears this step should be done with as cold of water as possible- and his rice is much better than mine so he's probably right.
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- Patacones. Derived from green plantains, patacones are a crispy snack that you could eat on its own, or paired with pico de gallo. The plantains are peeled and sliced into quarter-inch pieces and are boiled, flattened then fried.The name patacon came from the silver coins from the Colonial Spanish era, which inspired the size and shape of this snack.
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- Mofongo. The king of all the plantain-based dishes, this is a centerpiece of Puerto Rican food. It is made out of fried green plantains that are mashed and seasoned with garlic and olive oil.
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