Puertoricanwhiterice Recipes

PUERTO RICAN STEAMED RICE

Steps:

• Bring vegetable oil, water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add rice, and cook until the water has just about cooked out; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover, and cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Stir again, and serve. Rice may be a little sticky and may stick to bottom of pot.

SPANISH WHITE RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions, using broth instead of water; set aside. In a small skillet, saute the green pepper, celery, onion and garlic in water until tender. Add the tomato, seasoned salt if desired, chili powder, pepper and cooked rice. Cook 3-4 minutes or until heated through.

AUTHENTIC PUERTO RICAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Made by Goya brand and can be found in the Spanish/Latin section of your grocery store Cook white rice as instructions on package of rice say to (5 minute rice is perfectly fine).
• make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.
• In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or Canadian bacon.
• once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and Adobo seasoning.
• Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.
• Next add red beans (drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together).
• Mix and serve.
• (in Puerto Rico, it is traditional to serve rice and beans with almost every meal, but mainly with pork chops (cooked with a little sofrito and adobo seasoning) on the side).
• Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island).

PUERTO RICAN WHITE RICE

Steps:

• Stir rice and water into a medium pot with lid. Bring to a boil.
• Add salt and oil. Keep mixture at a gentle boil until rice is dry (it will not be tender). Use a mixing spoon to form a heap with the rice in the center of the pot.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
• Remove lid every 5 minutes to stir and sample rice. Rice will form a crust on the bottom of the pot if not stirred often.
• When rice is steamed to your liking, stir one last time to fluff; serve.

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3 min. on each side or until thighs are evenly browned on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Set chicken aside.
• Add onions and peppers to reserved drippings; cook 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add rice, seasonings, pasta sauce and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 35 min. or until rice is tender and chicken is done (165°F), uncovering after 20 min., and adding peas and olives to the skillet for the last 5 min.