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Spanish Rice

 Spanish Rice
This recipe came from a email from Chef 2 Chef. Its a really easy and very tasty way to make the Spanish rice
4 ServingsPrep: 10 min. Cook: 45 min.

Ingredients

  • Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons yellow onions
  • chopped 1 cup rice
  • white
  • long grain 1/2 cup tomato juice 1 cup hot water 2 chicken bouillon cubes 3 dashes bottled hot pepper sauce 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 pinch black pepper 1 roma tomato
  • chopped 2 tablespoons red bell peppers
  • chopped 2 tablespoons green bell peppers
  • chopped

Directions

  • In a sauce pan that has a tight fitting cover, melt the butter and
  • sauté the onions until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat the rice
  • with butter, then add the tomato juice, hot water, bouillon cubes,
  • pepper sauce, chili powder, and black pepper.
  • Stir to dissolve the bouillon cubes and bring to a boil. Once the
  • liquid reaches a boil, reduce heat to its lowest setting, cover and
  • go away for 25 minutes.
  • Do not stir, do not look under the lid, do not worry !!
  • Once your timer goes off, remove the pan from the heat, lift the lid
  • off quickly and throw in the tomatoes and chopped peppers and put
  • the lid back on quickly.

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Spanish Rice (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • Do not stir, do not taste, do not worry !! Allow the rice to steam in
  • the pan for 20 more minutes.
  • Now... If you didn't cheat and if you didn't worry, your Spanish rice
  • should be perfect. Stir in the tomatoes and peppers and serve with a
  • smile. Yield: serves 4