Mexican Pork With Vegetable Rice Recipes

MEXICAN RICE WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large nonstick frying pan or a dutch oven put the oil and onion.
• Stir-fry over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Move the onion to the side of the pan and add the garlic.
• Stir-fry the garlic until the edges are just starting to brown, and then incorporate the garlic into the onion.
• Add the minced green chili and the green bell pepper and stir-fry for 3 more minutes.
• Add the rice and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, until all of the rice grains have gotten covered with the oil and the rice has had a chance to fry a bit.
• Add the tomato, corn and the carrot, cumin and oregano.
• Stir-fry for one more minute.
• Add the chicken broth (or vegetable broth or water).
• Bring the mixture to a good boil, cover, reduce heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let the rice rest, covered, for a few minutes.
• Stir in the peas and salt.
• Check for salt and then garnish with cilantro.
• You may eliminate any of the vegetables that you don't like.

PORK WITH FRIED RICE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and break slices into crumbles. Reserve bacon drippings.
• Bring 1 3/4 cups water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Beat eggs and 2 tablespoons water together in a bowl. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings in a skillet; cook egg mixture in hot bacon drippings until hard-cooked, about 5 minutes. Transfer egg to a plate and cut into thin slices.
• Heat remaining bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir green onions in hot bacon drippings until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour onion over eggs and return skillet to heat.
• Increase heat to medium-high and stir pork pieces into skillet. Cook and stir pork until browned and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir rice, cooked eggs, and soy sauce together in a bowl. Add corn and green beans; stir. Turn rice mixture out into a casserole dish. Drop pork pieces over the rice mixture and top with crumbled bacon.
• Cook in the preheated oven until ingredients are heated through and flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

MEXICAN RICE WITH CHIPOTLE PORK & AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the pork with 1 tbsp of the chipotle paste, cumin, paprika, sugar and some seasoning. Spread on a baking tray, drizzle with the vegetable oil and bake for 20 mins until tender.
• Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions until just cooked, then drain. Put back in the pan, add the beans and keep warm with a lid on.
• In a small bowl, toss the avocado with the red onion, most of the coriander, remaining chipotle paste and lime juice, then season. Serve the rice and beans with the pork, avocado salsa, jalapeño, lime wedges and remaining coriander.

MEXICAN PORK CHOPS AND RICE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• In a large saucepan combine the tomatoes, 2 jalapeno peppers (quartered), 1 onion (quartered), 3-4 cloves garlic (whole), 3/4 of the bell pepper (sliced) and salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium high heat until the peppers and onions are tender.
• While the sauce is cooking, dice the remaining jalapeno, onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Set aside.
• In a large deep skillet fry pork chop strips over medium heat until fully cooked and tender (no need to add oil).
• When the pork chops are fully cooked, pour the tomato mixture into a blender until liquified. Pour over pork chops in skillet, cover and simmer on low heat.
• While that is simmering, cook the rice according to directions. Saute the diced peppers, onion, and garlic in oil until tender. Pour cooked rice into sauted ingredients and mix well.
• Pour rice into 13x9 baking dish, pour pork chop mixture over rice and cover with shredded cheese. Bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes.

MEXICAN-STYLE PORK AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and turn down to a simmer.
• Brown pork in a skillet over medium-high heat. Do this in batches so as not to crowd your pan. Remove pork to a 9" x 13" casserole dish.
• Saute your vegetables in the pork fat which has accumulated in your skillet, scraping the pan to get all the good stuff.
• Add rice and stir to coat grains with fat; then add tomato paste, spices and salt and stir to combine.
• Add rice mixture to pork in casserole.
• Pour most of the water over the pork and rice, saving about 1/2 cup to deglaze your skillet. Pour water from skillet to casserole and stir to combine.
• Cover tightly with foil and place in the oven to bake about 45 minutes, until pork and rice are tender (don't check before 30 minutes).

EASY AND DELICIOUS MEXICAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and black pepper, and brown them on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Set chops aside.
• Mix the water, rice, tomato sauce, picante sauce, and taco seasoning in the prepared baking dish. Lay the chops into the rice mixture, and top with the green bell pepper slices. Cover the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chops are no longer pink inside and the rice is tender, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Uncover the dish, and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Return to the oven, and bake uncovered until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 5 to 10 more minutes.

MEXICAN RICE CASSEROLE WITH BEEF AND PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch over over medium-high heat. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add green chiles and jalapenos; cook and stir until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add rice; cook until coated in oil, about 3 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, Southwest seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil. Add lime juice and stir well. Cover with lid.
• Transfer to the preheated oven and bake while you prepare the meat, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and beef; saute until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in taco seasoning, chili powder, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Add black beans and stir.
• Remove rice from the oven and mix in the meat mixture; sprinkle a few tablespoons of water on top. Continue baking until rice is tender yet firm to the bite, 20 to 25 minutes. Mix in green onions and cilantro; top casserole with Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheeses melt, about 5 minutes more.