RICE RECIPES

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RICE

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RICE
The BEST Authentic Mexican Rice that is so good and so easy, it will become THE side dish to make with all of your Mexican dishes.
By far, this is one of my favorite and most requested recipe to cook. We make it for any Mexican dish from taquitos, to tacos to burritos. It’s truly an authentic Mexican Rice recipe. You want to know why? Because it comes from an authentic Mexican kitchen…that just so happens to belong to my cousin’s mother-in-law!
My cousin shared this recipe with me years ago. She was taught by her mother-in-law, who is from Mexico. The ingredients are pretty simple – white rice, tomato sauce, garlic, chili powder and Caldo de Tomate (affiliate link). I realized a few months ago when I was looking for this recipe on my site to share it with someone, that I’d never shared it!
INGREDIENTS
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable or Canola Oil
  • 1 cup dry long-grain white rice
  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 16 ounces warm water
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons Calde de Tomate (tomato bouillon)
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Heat oil in a 5 quart saute pan over medium-high heat. Add rice. Cook rice, stirring constantly, for several minutes, until rice begins to turn a golden color.
  2. Reduce heat to low to avoid spattering. Gently pour in warm water, then tomato sauce and stir. Stir in chili powder, Calde de Tomate and minced garlic. Turn heat back up to medium-high, bring to a boil, then reduce to low and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until all water has been absorbed.
  3. Turn off heat, fluff rice then let sit, covered, for 5-10 minutes before serving