One Pot Spanish Rice
Ingredients
- Rice 2 cups washed and soaked for 30 minutes
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Butter 2 tbsp
- Tomatoes 4 medium sized chopped
- Water 1.5 cups + Chicken Cubes 1.5 or 1.5 cups chicken broth
- Tomato paste 1 tbsp or ketchup 2 tbsp
- Cumin powder 2 tsp
- Garlic powder 1 tsp
- Oregano 1 tsp
- Sugar 1 tsp or less just to cut down the acidity of the tomatoes
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for at least 30 minutes.
- In a pot add oil and butter and melt.
- Drain the water from the rice and add the rice to the pot.
- Stir fry the rice until the oil and moisture is absorbed by the rice and the pot looks dry.
- Add chopped tomatoes and water and give a mix. Turn the flame low.
- Add tomato puree, cumin powder, garlic powder, oregano and chicken cubes.
- Taste and add sugar just to cut down the acidity from the tomatoes.
- Mix, cover and cook on very low flame until the rice are done (about 5-10 minutes).
- Serve hot with my spicy popcorn chicken.