Mexican Rice Restaurant Style Recipes

MEXICAN BEEF & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Brown meat in large nonstick skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet.
• Reserve 1 cup cheese for later use. Add remaining cheese and all remaining ingredients to meat; mix well.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 40 to 50 min. or until rice is tender. Top with reserved cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

MEXICAN RICE RESTAURANT STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-F. - Bake 30 minutes total, stirring after 15 minutes.
• Place rice in strainer and rinse under running water until it runs clear. About 2-minutes. This is important to create a dry, non-sticky restaurant style rice.
• Drain rice, making sure to shake out as much water as possible.
• Heat canola oil to medium high in a dutch oven (3qt to 6qt) on the stove top. Drop a few rice grains in the oil. When they sizzle, add all remaining rice. Stir constantly and fry rice until it is light golden and translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
• Add onions and stir into rice. Cook while stirring about 2 more minutes. Add garlic and stir for another minute.
• Stir in chicken broth, tomato paste, green chilies and diced tomatoes. Stir well and bring to a boil.
• When rice reaches a boil, place lid on dutch oven and place in 350-F preheated oven. Bake 15-minutes then open oven and stir well. Replace dutch oven lid and bake another 15 to 20-minutes until done.
• Remove from oven and stir in chopped cilantro. Cover and allow to rest about 5 minutes before serving to allow cilantro flavor to be absorbed by the rice.

SOUR CREAM RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• In a large pot, bring the rice and chicken broth to a boil.
• Once rice begins to boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Spray an 8x8 square casserole dish with non-stick spray set aside.
• Once rice is done, all chicken broth will be absorbed.
• Turn off burner and place pot on a cool burner.
• Add to the rice the sour cream, green chiles, 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, corn, and cilantro. Mix well.
• Season with salt and mix again.
• Pour rice mixture into prepared casserole dish, and top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Cheese will be bubbly and lightly browned.
• Serve immediately!

MEXICAN RICE II

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add rice. Cook, stirring constantly, until puffed and golden. While rice is cooking, sprinkle with salt and cumin.
• Stir in onions and cook until tender. Stir in tomato sauce and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

RESTAURANT STYLE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the rice and stir until all the rice is lightly coated with the oil. Watch the rice carefully -- let it brown but do not burn (it should not turn dark brown or black). When the rice is almost all brown, add the garlic and saute for a few minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and the remaining ingredients. Stir and cover, then reduce heat to medium-low. Let cook for 20 minutes, then check for doneness. If necessary, let cook for up to another 5 or 10 minutes. IMPORTANT: Do not lift the lid while the rice is cooking!
• When the rice is ready it will fluff easily with a fork, and each grain will be split. The rice should by dry, not saucy.