Mediterranean Tomato Rice Recipes

GREEK TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add rice; cook and stir until lightly toasted for 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, tomato sauce, parsley, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and rice is done, about 20 minutes.

TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, soften the onion and garlic in the oil.
• Add the rice and stir to coat the grains with oil.
• Add the broth and tomatoes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer until cooked about 25 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• In a big skillet, over medium heat, cook the onions and garlic in oil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add in the celery, thyme, and marjoram; cook and stir for 2 more minutes.
• Add in the bell pepper; continue cooking and stirring for 2-3 more minutes.
• Add in the drained tomatoes and tomato paste; stir to combine, crushing the tomatoes as you stir.
• Add salt and pepper to taste;.
• Add in the rice and stir to mix thoroughly.
• If mixture is too dry, add some reserved tomato juice until you reach desired consistency.
• When the rice is hot, the dish is ready to serve.

MALAYSIAN TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Place rice in a large bowl and cover with water. Let soak, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Combine ghee, parsley, cinnamon stick, clove, and cardamom in a large skillet. Heat over medium-low heat until ghee melts and smells fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Combine rice and ghee mixture in a rice cooker. Cover with water. Seal cooker and cook rice according to manufacturer's instructions. Pause cooking a quarter of the way through; stir tomato puree and salt into the rice. Continue cooking until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Discard whole spices before serving.

MEXICAN TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and sizzle the onion for 5 mins until just starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for a minute more, then stir in the chipotle paste (if using) and the tomato purée and cook for a minute.
• Add the tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes, then scatter the rice into the pan and stir, so it's coated in the tomato mix. Pour over the hot stock, season, give everything another stir and bring to the boil, then cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat down to the lowest possible setting.
• Gently simmer for 15-20 mins until all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked through. Leave the rice to sit for a few mins off the heat, then stir through the coriander and serve.