Zesty Spanish Rice Food

ZESTY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until sizzling. Add onion, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and ground red pepper; cook over medium heat 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Add rice, tomatoes and broth. Continue cooking 3-5 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook 15-18 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed.

GUY'S SPICY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat the grill or broiler to high.
• Arrange the red bell, poblano, jalapeno, serrano and corn on the grill or under the broiler. Char, turning frequently, until the peppers have blistered and corn is starting to brown slightly. The smaller peppers will finish first, as they do, transfer to a small paper bag and close. Let the peppers sweat and cool, then remove the seeds and skin and dice. Cut the corn kernels from cob. Add the peppers and corn to a small bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, yellow bell pepper and chayote. Saute until just starting to caramelize. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir in the garlic and rice and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken stock, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in prepared peppers and corn, the olives, black beans and tomatoes. Cook until the rice is tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, add the cilantro and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.

SPICY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion for 5 mins until soft. Add the pork and fry a few mins to brown it a little.
• Tip in the garlic, rice and paprika, stirring briefly. Stir the saffron into the bouillon, then pour this in as well. Add the pepper, cover the pan, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 mins before mixing in the beans. Cover and cook for 10 mins more.
• Add the prawns, cover again and cook for 2 mins until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Stir in the parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

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.

SPICY SPANISH-STYLE RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Stir rice, jalapeno, green onion, and garlic together in the melted butter until rice is completely coated with butter. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir chicken stock and tomato sauce into rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn heat off and leave pot covered on the burner for 8 minutes. Remove cover and fluff rice with a fork.

ZESTY SPANISH RICE LOW FAT

Steps:

• 1. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a deep frying pan.
• 2. Saute rice until lightly browned.
• 3. Add onion, green pepper, garlic, tomatoes, salsa verde and water.
• 4. Simmer, covered until water is absorbed. (approximately 15 minutes).
• 5. Fresh chopped cilantro may be added just before serving.

ZESTY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Combine salsa, rice, salt, and butter in a small pot. Cook over medium-high, stirring, until liquid is reduced, about 4 minutes. Add water and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork, top with parsley, and serve.

SPICY AMERICAN SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in the melted butter until rice is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir bell pepper and onion into rice and cook until bell pepper is softened and onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Break the ground beef into the rice mixture; cook and stir until beef is completely browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into ground beef mixture. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

SPICY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 2-qt. baking dish, combine rice, onion, olives, cumin, tomatoes, water and oil. Cover and bake 45 minutes. , Stir in cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir in cilantro if desired.

ZESTY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Prepare skillet with non-fat cooking spray. Brown ground meat, onion, and garlic in hot skillet, salt & pepper to taste, drain.
• Add rice and water (or broth). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes on medium heat. Then add diced tomatoes and tomatoes with chilies. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Serve hot.
• (Optional garnish: Top with 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes) or transfer finished casserole from skillet to a baking dish, garnish with cheese, bake for 10 minutes in 350 degrees F oven. Serve hot.