San Francisco Firehouse Spanish Rice Recipes

HOMEMADE RICE-A-RONI

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice, orzo and nuts and saute, stirring frequently, until half of the rice and orzo is browned.
• Add the onion and cook for another two minutes.
• Add the chicken stock, salt and herbs and stir to combine.
• Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook as you would normally cook rice, about 15-20 minutes (if using white rice, longer if using brown) or until the rice is done.
• Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

RICE-AH-RONI

Steps:

• Mix together salt, pepper, coriander, mustard powder, celery salt, paprika, turmeric, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and pasta. Cook and stir until onions soften and pasta turns golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in spice blend; cook and stir about 30 seconds. Add rice and stir until rice is coated with butter, about 1 minute.
• Pour in chicken broth. Bring to a simmer. Stir; reduce heat to low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid; cook for 17 minutes. Remove from heat; let covered skillet sit for 5 minutes. Remove lid and stir in parsley, fluffing rice and breaking up any clumps.

SAN FRANCISCO RICE

Steps:

• Combine the seasoning mix ingredients throughly in a small bowl.
• Makes 3 tablespoons plus 3/4 teaspoon.
• Heat oil in a 12 inch skillet over high heat until very hot, about 4 minutes.
• Add the rice, spaghetti,onion,celery,butter,and, 2 tablespoons of the seasoning mix.
• Stir well and cook, shaking the pan and stirring occasionally, until the rice and spaghetti are golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• Add the sesame seeds and the remaining seasoning mix.
• Stir well and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice and spaghetti are brown, about 3-5 minutes.
• Stir in the parsley and chicken broth and water, cover the skillet, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let the skillet sit, covered for 8 minutes.
• This is a great side dish to accompany almost any kind of meat, poultry or fish.