Spanish Rice Recipe

Hi Folks,

This is a easy recipe for a delicious side for your other Mexican dishes.

You will need
2 Tablespoons of
oil of your choice.
Add to pan over
medium high heat.

 When oil is heated, add 1 cup of white rice, I prefer extra long grain, but any white rice will do.
Cook rice for 5-7 minutes or until rice is a nice rich tan color.

When rice is browned, add 1/2 cup of tomato puree or crushed tomatoes, cook for 2-3 minutes.

 Add 2 cloves of minced garlic

2 Tablespoons bell pepper chopped

2 tablespoons onion chopped

 Add 1 1/2 cups of water and bring to boil.

 When rice comes to a boil add

the juice of 1 lime

1 whole serrano pepper,
or pepper of choice

 Do not cut up the pepper unless you want to add more heat to your rice, if this is the case then by all means go for it.
The whole pepper just adds flavor and a mild heat.

 Cover and reduce heat to a medium simmer and cook for 10 - 15 minutes. I find it best when cooking rice, to use a pan with a glass lid, so I can see what is going on.
After 10 minutes check rice, if you don't have a glass lid just peek and see what is going on.
If rice is ready the water will have all been absorbed and you
should see little tunnels
throughout the rice.

I know they say don't look under the lid when cooking rice, but how else are you going to know whenit is done? When you smell it
burning?

Go ahead and peek it will be alright.

After rice is done fluff with a fork and transfer to a platter, and serve.

I hope you enjoy this recipe thanks for reading.

Here's a link to my youtube channel where you can find this and other recipes.

Spanish Rice Recipe

Mexican Black Beans

Mexican Black Beans

These beans are awesome. They make a great side dish, or add a side of cornbread, and a salad or rice for a complete meal. Any other dried beans such as Pinto Beans can be used in this recipe.

Ingredients

1 - 1 pound package of black beans cleaned and rinsed
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 clove of garlic
6 slices of bacon
1 medium onion diced

Place beans in large pot cover with 2 quarts of water bring to boil, after beans come to boil cover with lid and turn of heat. Let set for 1 hour. After 1 hour drain and rinse beans,  cover with 2 quarts cold water, add garlic and bay leaf  bring to boil reduce heat to medium high and cook for 2 hours or until tender. I've had  beans be done in 2 hours and sometimes take 5 hours. Check beans often stirring and adding water as needed, once beans reach desired tenderness, add bacon mixture, and cook for another 30 minutes. Enjoy

Bacon mixture:

While beans are cooking slice bacon into 1/2 inch pieces add to pan and cook until crisp, remove bacon from  pan with slotted spoon drain grease and add chopped onion to pan,  cook 3 - 4 minutes
add diced tomatoes and cook for 3 more minutes, add bacon and remove from heat, and set aside.