spanish rice

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This is how we Mexicans from California make our rice. We call it Spanish rice, not Mexican rice! I didn’t hear the term “Mexican rice” until I moved to the midwest. This is how all of my family make the rice, aunts and grandmother alike. We don’t put in peas or carrots as I have seen from other recipes. I was told by my son’s girlfriend that I make it just like the restaurants. I hope that was a compliment!!

Ingredients For spanish rice

  • 1 c
    raw regular long grain white rice
  • 1/2 can
    tomato sauce (8 oz can)
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1 tsp
    garlic salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground oregano
  • 2 c
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    chopped fine onion
  • 2 Tbsp
    cooking oil, doesn’t matter what kind

How To Make spanish rice

    • Toasting rice in a skillet.
      1

      You want to make rice in a heavy-bottomed frying pan and have a tight-fitting glass lid. Place cooking oil in a pan with raw rice and use medium heat to toast the rice.
    • Adding onion to the rice.
      2

      Then add the onion making sure all rice/onion is coated with oil.
    • Adding half the tomato sauce to the rice.
      3

      When the rice has a toasted color, add the 1/2 can of tomato sauce; it should be sizzling by this time.
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