Description
Joanna Gaines Mexican Rice delivers a soulful blend of comforting flavors from her signature Texas-style kitchen. Hearty grains dance with zesty spices, creating a simple side dish that brings Southwestern warmth to family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- ½ cup tomato sauce
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
Cooking Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup chopped onion
Instructions
- Assemble a comprehensive array of ingredients, meticulously measuring each component to guarantee culinary precision.
- Activate a capacious saucepan over medium flame, introducing vegetable oil with deliberate care. Incorporate uncooked rice, sprinkling garlic salt and ground cumin across the grains. Manipulate the mixture continuously, watching intently as the rice transforms into a golden, puffy texture with aromatic undertones.
- Introduce finely diced onions into the oil-infused rice landscape. Sauté the onion fragments, stirring consistently until they soften and adopt a translucent, glassy appearance, releasing their sweet aromatics.
- Pour chicken broth and tomato sauce into the pan, creating a harmonious liquid base. Elevate the temperature, encouraging the mixture to reach a vigorous boil while gently agitating to prevent ingredient separation.
- Dramatically reduce heat to its lowest setting, seal the saucepan with a precise lid, and allow the rice to gently simmer. Maintain this tranquil cooking state for 20 to 25 minutes, permitting the liquid to be completely absorbed by the tender rice grains.
- Delicately liberate the cooked rice using a fork, creating light, aerated pockets. Transfer the fragrant preparation to a serving vessel, presenting a warm, inviting side dish bursting with layered flavors.
Notes
- Golden Toasting Technique: Carefully stir rice in hot oil until it turns a warm, golden brown color, releasing a delightful nutty aroma that promises deeper flavor.
- Broth Temperature Matters: Heating chicken broth beforehand keeps the cooking rhythm smooth, helping rice absorb liquid evenly and preventing temperature shock.
- Steam Sealing Secret: Cover the pan tightly during simmering to lock in moisture, allowing rice grains to plump up and cook perfectly without losing precious liquid.
- Seasoning Smart Strategy: Taste the rice mixture before adding extra salt, considering the existing saltiness in chicken broth or garlic salt to prevent an overly salty disaster.
- Resting Ritual: After cooking, let the rice sit covered for 5 minutes, allowing grains to settle and become beautifully fluffy before gently separating with a fork.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg