One of the most essential foods in Mexican Cuisine is rice, it’s a favorite among side dishes, and my mom’s Mexican Orange Rice is the best rice there is.
No one makes rice as tasty or soft as she does. And no one’s rice grains stay as intact as hers, and that’s very importnat. Everyone loves my mom’s rice, any time someone in the family is having a party, they ask my mom to make the rice.
I personally love, love love this rice. It’s so much better than restaurant rice, it has more flavor and it’s softer.
Mexican Orange Rice goes great with so many things. I like mixing it into Pork in Black Sauce, well any sauce-y dish really. I like drizzling salsa on top and eating it with tortilla chips and it’s perfect for rice and bean tacos. It even goes great in soup.
Mexican Orange Rice Recipe Instructions
We begin by getting out ingredients together. Wash the rice under cold water to eliminate some starchiness. Then set aside and let dry one hour.
Once rice has dried, we warm 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil in a pan and add rice. Stir rice occasionally until it begins to brown.
While rice begins to brown, blend together tomatoes, onion, garlic and both bouillons in 3oz of water.
Once rice has lightly browned, pour tomato mix into pan, season with salt and add Goya seasoning. Let rice absorb the mix. Do NOT stir.
After rice has absorbed the tomato mix add hot water to rice. Rice is ready when water is absorbed and rice is soft. Do NOT stir.
Mexican Orange Rice
Ingredients
-1 cup jasmine rice, washed and dried-1/4 white onion
-1 garlic clove
-2 roma tomatoes
-1/2 tbsp chicken bouillon
-1/2 tbsp tomato bouillon with chicken flavor
-1 envelope of Goya Cilantro & Tomato seasoning
-1.5 cups water hot water
-2 tbsp vegetable oil
Directions
1.Wash rice under cold water to remove some starchiness. Set aside and let dry 1 hour.
2.Add oil to pan, add rice and fry until just beginning to brown. Stirring occasionally.
3.While rice browns, blend tomatoes, onion, garlic clove, and both bouillons in 3oz of water. Set aside.
4.Once rice is slightly browned add tomato blend. Add salt to taste and sprinkle the Goya seasoning all over.
5.Let rice absorb tomato mixture then add 1.5 cups of hot water.
6.Rice is ready when water has been absorbed and rice is soft, about 20 minutes.
7.Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Per Serving: 125 calories; .5 g fat; 214 mg sodium; 27g carbs; 2.7 g protein.2.If water absorbs and rice is still hard add a little more water as needed.
3.If you want a little added texture and sweetness, you can add sliced banana to your cooked rice. It’s a great flavor pairing.
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