Easy Homemade Yellow Spanish Rice Recipes

BASIC YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat butter in large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots; cook and stir until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Pour in rice, garlic, salt, turmeric, coriander, cumin, and bay leaves. Continue to cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until broth is absorbed and rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Discard bay leaves. Transfer to a bowl.

HOW TO MAKE YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the rice and gently stir until rice begins to lightly brown.
• Add garlic, onion powder, and turmeric and stir until well mixed in.
• Slowly stir in chicken broth and raise heat to medium-high. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring the mix to a boil then turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add cilantro, and fluff with a fork. Serves 4.

SPANISH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice in oil or butter, stirring, until opaque.
• Add salt, saffron and bouillon.
• Bring to a boil, immediately turn heat to low, cover, and simmer 16-20 minutes, until rice is tender. (If after 16-18 minutes you find more liquid is needed, add water as necessary, up to 1 cup maximum).

EASY SPANISH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots and garlic and cook until they start to brown, around 2-3 minutes.
• Add rice, broth, tumeric, and salt. Add frozen peas; I usually add enough to cover the surface of the broth (you can gauge this by adding them little by litte, they usually float to the top). Bring to a boil; this may take a few minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender and liquid is absorbed, this takes anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes depending on tastes and your stove!
• Sprinkle with fresh cilantro for a little extra flavor.

CINDY'S YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice, onion, olive oil, turmeric, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt. Cover the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is cooked, about 20 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.

YELLOW RICE - ARROZ AMARILLO

Steps:

• Step 1 Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Turn off heat; set aside. Step 2 Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onions and peppers; cook until soft and translucent, 5 - 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, chicken bouillon and sazón; cook until warmed through. Step 3 Pour rice into pot; stir to coat. Cook rice 1 minute. Pour in hot water; stir to combine. Bring rice mixture to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and water is absorbed completely, about 25 minutes. Step 4 Fluff rice with a fork and let it sit, covered, for 5 minutes before serving.

SPANISH YELLOW RICE (ARROZ AMARILLO)

Steps:

• 1. Stir saffron and turmeric into the chicken broth, and set it aside while you prepare the onion.
• 2. Heat the oil in a heavy-duty saucepan over medium. Add onion and sauté until the onion pieces are soft and just start to brown around the edges.
• 3. Add the rice, and stir to coat evenly with the oil. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Add the chicken broth, and bring the mixture to a boil. Once it reaches a brisk boil, turn heat to low, cover pan and let the rice simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• 4. After 15 minutes, turn off heat and let the rice steam for 10 minutes, but do not remove the lid.
• 5. After the rice has steamed for 10 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

EASY PAELLA

Steps:

• Learn how to make this delectable Spanish dish using our saffron yellow seasoned rice cooked to perfection with sausage, shrimp and other vegetables. Try this Easy Paella today and you'll have a European favorite in no time! Step 1
• In a large saucepan add rice mixes, water, oil, onion and sausage. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Step 2
• Remove from heat and stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Step 3
• Serve garnished with pepper strips, if desired. Rice Cooker Version Step 1
• Combine all ingredients, except shrimp, peas, green onions and peppers in a rice cooker. Step 2
• Follow the manufacturer's instructions for white rice. When the cooking cycle is finished, stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. Close the lid and let stand 5 minutes. Step 3
• Served garnished with peppers, if desired.

EASY HOMEMADE YELLOW SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Bring a medium size pot to medium high heat and add oil. When hot, add onions and carrots and cook ~ 4-5 minutes at a lower heat or until veggies are soft and translucent. Stir in ground turmeric to the mixture.
• Add rice and stir to coat. Add broth or water after the rice is coated with the oil/spice mixture.
• Bring rice to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered ~ 20 minutes (or according to package instructions). Don't stir rice during this process. Just let it do it's thing undisturbed.
• Remove rice from heat and add peas (after rice is cooked) and keep rice covered to steam them ~ 8 minutes (this keeps their vibrant color).
• Remove lid and fluff rice before serving.
• Add salt to taste. Happy Eating! Beckie

SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and red pepper and cook until slightly soft, 2-3 minutes.
• Add garlic and continue cooking 1-2 minutes or until garlic is fragrant and the vegetables are soft.
• Add rice and cook until golden brown, stirring frequently about 6-8 minutes.
• Stir in broth, tomato sauce, and seasonings.
• Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, reduce to low heat, and cover with a lid and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 8-10 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove the rice from the heat and fluff the rice with a fork.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve with green onions or cilantro, both optional. Serve.

FLUFFY YELLOW RICE RECIPE (ARROZ AMARILLO)

Steps:

• Set a 4 quart saucepot over medium heat. Add the butter, onions, and garlic. Sauté for 3-5 minutes to soften. Then stir in the rice. Make sure the rice is well coated in butter.
• Add the chicken base, turmeric, adobo seasoning, and water. Stir well.
• Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat a little and stir. Then cover and cook for 15-18 minutes, until the rice looks fluffy and there are vent holes in the top of the rice.
• Remove from heat and toss the rice. Then cover and let the rice steam another 5 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and serve warm.