Spanish Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked rice
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped (optional)
- 1 green bell pepper, finely minced
- 2 serrano chiles, finely minced
- ½ cup shredded cooked chicken or pork
- 1 onion, finely minced
- 3 ½ cups chicken broth
- 3 bay leaves
- ¼ cup minced chorizo, casing removed
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
Steps
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, chiles, garlic, meats, and rice, and cook until chorizo and rice are golden brown.
- Add broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has evaporated and rice is tender.
- Sprinkle with cilantro before serving, if desired.
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Adapted from “Spanish Rice” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.