Caribbean Yellow Rice Recipes

CARIBBEAN YELLOW RICE AND PINK BEANS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the sofrito and lightly fry for about 1 minute.
• Add the sazón, salt, beans, and rice. Stir to combine the ingredients and coat the rice with color.
• Pour in the water (or chicken broth) and bring to a rolling boil. Allow to boil for 1 to 2 minutes and then stir the rice mixture.
• Reduce the heat to low and cover with a tight-fitting lid that will not allow steam to escape. Do not lift the lid during the cooking time.
• Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork, and put the lid back on. Let sit a few minutes before serving as a side dish.

YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon over low heat until fragrant, stirring, about 30 seconds. Add the water, salt, and butter and bring to a boil. Add the rice and stir well. Cover and reduce heat to a bare simmer. Cook, covered, without stirring until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, without stirring, for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, add scallions, and serve.

CUBAN-STYLE YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Place the rice in a sieve and rinse under cold water until the water runs clear. Shake sieve to remove excess water from rice.
• Place rice in a large saucepan with a tightly fitting lid and add water. Stir in the onion, salt, annatto powder, paprika, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover pan, and simmer. After cooking for 10 minutes, gently stir the peas into the rice. Cook until all the water is evaporated and the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve garnished with pimento slices.

CARIBBEAN YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat annatto seeds and oil in a very small saucepan over low heat, swirling pan frequently, until oil turns bright red-orange and begins to simmer, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, discarding seeds.
• Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and cilantro in 1 1/2 tablespoons annatto oil in a 2-to 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until vegetables are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, until most of grains are opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Stir rice again, then reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is just tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork before serving.
• Cooks' notes:
• You can substitute 1/4 teaspoon saffron for the annatto. Use only 1 1/2 tablespoon oil and crumble saffron into oil just before using it.
• Leftover annatto oil keeps, refrigerated in an airtight container, up to 1 month.

CARIBBEAN YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. When it comes to a boil, remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat, until a piece of onion sizzles when added. Add garlic, peppers and onions to oil. Stir veggies; turn heat down to medium when onions start to brown around the edges. Add tomatoes, stirring until heated through.
• Add all seasonings and continue to stir over medium heat until veggies are evenly coated. While cooking the vegetables, rinse the rice 3 times, until the water runs clear. Add rinsed rice to veggies, stirring for approximately 1 minute, coating rice with the seasoned veggie mix.
• Pour in hot water and stir well, making sure to scrape any rice off the bottom and sides of the pot.
• Let rice come to a boil and partly dry out. Watch for when holes or pockets appear on rice, lower heat to lowest setting and then cover with lid. Keep covered for 25 minutes - do NOT remove lid.
• Uncover, stir rice and serve.

YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium heat, saute the onion and garlic in the Annatto Oil. Cook, stirring often, until the onion and garlic have softened stirring, for about 5 minutes. Now add the rice and cook about 2 minutes, until most of the rice is coated with the oil and looks opaque.
• Add the salt, and the water or stock, then bring to a boil. Give the rice a stir, then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes. When the 20 minutes is up, taste the rice - if it's done, remove the pan from the heat, and let it stand (still covered) for a few more minutes. If using chopped cilantro, add it now, then fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.

BRAZILIAN YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Add the oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the onions, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened and the spices are toasted, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the rice and stir until the grains are completely incorporated into the onion mixture. Add the broth and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes more; the rice will continue to steam. Uncover the pot. All the broth should be absorbed and the onions will be on top. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, and cinnamon stick, and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in rice, and sauté until rice grains are opaque, about 2 minutes. Add water, coconut milk, sugar, salt, lime zest, and white pepper and bring to a simmer. Stir once, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork, cover, and let rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with toasted coconut, if using.

YELLOW RICE (ARROZ AMARILLO)

Steps:

• Heat annatto seeds and oil in a very small saucepan over low heat, swirling pan frequently, until oil turns bright red-orange and begins to simmer, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, discarding seeds.
• Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and cilantro in 1 1/2 tablespoons annatto oil in a 2-to 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until vegetables are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, until most of grains are opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Stir rice again, then reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is just tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork before serving.

CARIBBEAN RICE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large pan, cook the pork, chorizo, and orange juice. Remove from the pan, leaving the grease behind.
• Take the remaining grease and mix it with garlic, cilantro, onion, and pepper and have it cook for 5 minutes at medium heat.
• Add the pork and chorizo to the mixture, then add the rice and beans.
• Add the salt and pepper to the mix and the water from the beans. Let it cook for 15 minutes until the rice is cooked, adding water if needed.
• Add the can of coconut milk and stir everything for 5 more minutes.
• Serve and eat up!!!