Pierres Spanish Rice Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Place a pot over medium-heat heat; add oil and heat until oil shimmers slightly. Pour rice into the hot oil, stirring constantly, until rice is golden to dark brown, about 5 minutes.
• Mix water, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and bouillon into rice. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat and cover pot tightly with a lid. Leave pot covered on hot burner until rice has absorbed all the liquid, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings as needed.

Steps:

• Pour rice into a deep pot and stir in enough oil so that every grain is coated.
• Cook rice on medium and constantly stir, using a spatula, until it becomes a light toasted color (20-25 min), be careful not to burn.
• Add onion and green pepper, cook until they become soft, add more oil if needed.
• Stir in tomato, cook for 2-3 minute.
• Tilt pot, remove any excess oil w/ spoon.
• Sprinkle bouillon and garlic salt over rice (DO NOT STIR).
• Pour water over rice (DO NOT STIR), then cover.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat and cook for 25-30 min, or until most liquid evaporated (DO NOT LIFT LID DURING THIS TIME).
• Pick out large pieces of veggies w/ a fork and discard, (this step may be omitted if you chopped your veggies, I have picky eaters).
• *This rice actually tastes better when cooled, and then heated in the microwave, as any remaining liquid is evaporated.

Steps:

• Heat Oil over med-high heat in a heavy pan or dutch oven.
• (Cast iron works best).
• Pour in Rice, Saute (stir fry) 'til it starts to turn translucent, 4-5 minute.
• Add Onions, Bell Peppers, Red Chilies, Cumin, and Garlic.
• Saute 'til Onions turn translucent.
• Add Tomatoes, several strands of Saffron, and Stock. Mix well.
• When it starts to boil reduce heat to low.
• Cover and let it simmer for 20 minute.
• NO PEEKING!
• After the full 20 minute uncover and check to see if all of the liquid has been absorbed.
• It wants to be moist but have no visible liquid.
• Serve.
• NOTE; This is a great one to play with.
• Try frying chopped Salt Pork instead of Olive Oil.
• If you use Bacon instead, the flavor is again different.
• Turn it into a 1 dish meal; at step#3 add Danish or Italian meat balls.(See my other recipes).
• Play with the heat; try adding chillies of various flavors and amounts. Add these at step # 3.
• The only limit is how far you want to go.
• Have fun!