Mexican Red Rice Recipe
This is the recipe for authentic Mexican red rice. Mexican red rice is the Rice did you will find as a side dish. In most Mexican restaurants this rice is served alongside refried beans in the US and Mexico. The Bald shows you step by step how to make this Mexican rice dish. The spiciness can be adjusted by the type of pepper that you used and you may not want to go to the complete length of utilizing my homemade chili sauce, this can be substituted with jarred salsa. But to get the real affect follow the recipe as shown. Rice is a stable and Mexico, and if you learn how to cook it properly it will take your Mexican dinners to the next level. Some people refer this dish as Spanish rice, and Mexican Red Rice Recipe is kind of like a Spanish rice, but bolder.
Ingredients For Mexican Red Rice
These are the ingredients you will need to make homemade Mexican red rice:
- 1 15 ounce can of Tomato Sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 7 to 10 Mexican dried chili pods
- 1 cup of short grain rice
- 1 medium onion, cut up fine
- 2 poblano peppers
- teaspoon black pepper
- teaspoon cumin
- water
Cooking Instructions For Mexican Red Rice
This is The Bald Chef’s recipe Mexican Red Rice. In a large stock pot bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Place 7 to 10 dried chili pods into the boiling water. Boil the chili pods until they are completely hydrated. Remove the chili pods from the water and remove the stems and set aside. In a blender place the hydrated chili pods, 3 close of garlic, add half a cup of water that was used to hydrate the chili pods, and 15 ounces of tomato sauce. Blend the chili pods mixture until thoroughly liquefied. In a stock pot, return the tomato chili sauce along with the chopped peppers and onions and boil for 30 minutes. In a medium-sized pan place 1 cup of short grain Spanish rice along with 1 1/2 cups of water, and half a cup of your tomato chili sauce. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium low and place the lid on to the pot. Cook the rice for 20 minutes, checking to make sure that the Rice does not stick one time only. When the rice is finished. Stir all ingredients together and serve.