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Mexican-style White Rice

Aromatic with just a hint of seasoning, Mexican-style white rice, cooked in chicken broth with a bit of lime juice for tang, is the perfect accompaniment for fried and grilled chicken dishes.

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The starchiness of rice is inversely proportional to the length of the grain. Short-grain rice is starchiest; long-grain rice the least starchy (read more about rice). 

Successfully cooking Mexican-style white rice requires a rice variety that’s least starchy so that the grains don’t clump together after cooking. Basmati was used in this recipe but most long-grain rice varieties should be good.

Mexican-style White Rice

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
One of the few times that we cooked a Mexican dish the authentic way. Based on a recipe by Rick Bayless.
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Mexican-style White Rice Sprinkled with Chopped Parsley
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Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups chicken bone broth
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 onion peeled and chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 ½ cups rice
  • 2 ½ tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • Heat the chicken bone broth until simmering then turn off the heat. If unseasoned or underseasoned, add enough salt for proper flavor.
  • Heat the olive oil and butter together in a pan.
  • Add the rice and chopped onion.
  • Cook, stirring, until the rice turns opaque, about four minutes (do not allow to brown).
  • Stir in the garlic and cook until aromatic.
  • Pour in the hot broth and lime juice, and stir.
  • Set the stove to the lowest setting, cover the pan and let the rice absorb the liquid for about 15 minutes before turning off the heat.
  • With a fork, fluff up the rice then cover the pan and allow the rice to cook in the steam for another five minutes.
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Published: January 7, 2021 • Last modified: October 5, 2021 ♥ No Meat, Side Dishes, Viva Mexico!

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