El Pato Mexican Rice Recipes

SHAYNE'S MEXICAN STYLE RICE

Steps:

• 1. Chop garlic, onion & tomato and set aside.
• 2. in a medium sauce or fry pan, heat olive oil on medium low heat.
• 3. Add rice to the pan and fry until the rice turns bright white. You will need to stir in order to avoid burning.
• 4. Add chopped garlic & onion to the rice and sweat until the onion is clear then add chopped tomato. Keep a close eye on the rice and stir do not allow to burn. If you need more oil add a little.
• 5. Add the El Pato sauce and stir until well blended. Stir in the chicken broth & water, you will want the rice to be covered at least a half inch above the rice.
• 6. Add the Goya Sazon season packet, garlic powder, and a dash of Garlic salt with Parsley flakes. Turn down the flame to a low setting, Cover and allow to cook until all liquid is evaporated from the pan.
• 7. When done Turn off the burner & allow the rice to sit for at least 5 minutes to ensure that it is cooked throughly. Open lid and fluff rice with a fork. Enjoy!

THE BEST MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil on Medium-High heat and add the rice.
• Stir rice to fully coat in oil and fry for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid burning and ensure thorough cooking of the rice.
• Add the Garlic, Onion, Garlic Salt and regular Salt and continue cooking until rice is golden brown (about 3-5 minutes), stirring occasionally.
• Add the Tomato sauce, El Pato sauce and Diced Tomatoes and mix together. Continue cooking for another minute.
• Add Lemon juice and Knorr bouillon and mix, cook for another minute.
• Add the water and Cilantro, stir and bring sauce to a boil. (at this point, before boiling, you can taste the sauce and add more Salt to taste).
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cover the rice, cooking for 25 more minutes (It is extremely important to NOT stir the rice at this point, just cover and wait 25 minutes).
• After 25 minutes, mix the rice and it is ready to serve.
• This recipe makes approximately 10 servings. Halve the ingredients, omit one can of El Pato and use an 8 oz. can of diced tomatoes instead of 10 oz. to make approximately 5-6 servings. Enjoy!

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.

EL PATO

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef, or make the tofu as directed on package.
• Drain grease.
• Add the frozen veggies and the cans of El Pato.
• Heat on med to high heat until the veggies are cooked. The sauce may be thin, and you can heat or let stand as long as you want.
• Garnish with sour cream and/or cheese.
• Serve with flour tortillas or tortilla chips.