Mexican rice but i have no tomamte sauce and my hubby is working....what to do?

Question

I have a can of diced tomatoes.... wish me luck.

Answer 1

Use Worcestershire sauce

Answer 2

Garlic fresh or powder.

Onion, Bell pepper

Salt

Can tomatoes or puree

Vegetable oil or Olive oil

Long grain white rice

1 garlic clove. Don't have fresh garlic? Trust me we can get by with garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon will do. 1 cup of long grain white rice no minute rice, please.

Recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of oil I may use 1 cup "wh OA" wait a minute. OK maybe a little to the extremes but do you get the picture. All I want to do is brown the rice in a quart sauce pan it just makes it easy. Less chance of burning on bottom.

When I get a toasted look then I strain out excess oil. Just before we do that, lets sauté 1/2 cup of onion, 1/2 cup of bell pepper, 1 diced garlic clove, if we have them. Just a few seconds will do.

No fresh garlic? That's OK, in a blender 1/2 cup of can tomatoes, 1 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder, 2 cups of chicken broth or water will do.

Now we have our rice toasted, lightly browned, stirring frequently, don't want to burn it. Vegetables sautéed very lightly, no excess oil.

Pour liquid from blender carefully, your oil is hot. Bring to a boil, cover, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes or till liquid is absorbed. Let set for a few minutes before serving.

Now, I have searched the web several times for Mexican rice recipes. The ones I have come across all have one thing in common. Basic recipe add some ingredients and change the name. My point being, use your imagination.

For example, we can add 1 teaspoon of chili powder, sliced green peppers and strips of chicken to the liquid. Then we could call it chicken & Rice. HEY who writes this stuff? "Arroz Con Pollo" Sorry, didn't mean to shout.

You can add peas and diced carrots for color, here is where I might use left overs. Then we could call it Spanish rice.

A word of caution! I could follow this rice recipe to the "T" have perfect rice every time. Never removing the lid. Do the same in your kitchen may burn the rice or under cook.

My point, low heat on your stove could be a lot hotter than low heat on my stove. The first time or two just be aware, the cooking time is important for perfect fluffy rice.

Answer 3

The canned tomatoes will work fine. I've used tomato paste, sauce, salsa, fresh tomatoes...they all work. Don't forget to add garlic!

Answer 4

white rice...

add onion and garlic chopped and butter to water

and then the rice... and salt of course... if you want you can add some vegetables

Answer 5

blend tomatos with water and pour it on the rice