Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice)

Name: Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 59 milliliters canned tomato sauce; 2 sprigs fresh cilantro; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped; 414 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 237 milliliters minced onion; 2 Roma (plum tomatoes), cored; 5 servings salt to taste; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 237 milliliters uncooked long-grain white rice

Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice) might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe serves 5. One serving contains 220 calories, 5g of protein, and 6g of fat. It is a cheap recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. A mixture of rice, roma, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Grate tomatoes into a bowl using a box grater; discard tomato skins.

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Tomato

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Box Grater

Bowl

Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat and cook onion until translucent, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Vegetable Oil

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Stir rice into onion mixture and cook, stirring often, until rice is lightly toasted, about 3 more minutes. Stir grated tomato, chicken broth, and tomato sauce into the rice. Bring mixture to a boil.

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Chicken Broth

Tomato Sauce

Tomato

Onion

Rice

Mix in jalapeno pepper, cilantro, and salt; reduce heat to low. Cover skillet and simmer until rice has absorbed the liquid, about 15 minutes. Do not lift the cover while the rice is cooking.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Cilantro

Rice

Salt

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Frying Pan

Turn off heat and let rice stand covered for 8 minutes. Fluff with a fork before transferring rice to a serving dish.

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Rice

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Box Grater

Bowl

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

59milliliters

canned tomato sauce 2sprigs

fresh cilantro 2cloves

garlic, minced 1

jalapeno pepper, chopped 414milliliters

low-sodium chicken broth 237milliliters

minced onion 2

Roma (plum tomatoes), cored 5servings

salt to taste 2Tbsps

vegetable oil 237milliliters

uncooked long-grain white rice

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Alexana Revana Vineyard Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 42 dollars per bottle.