Sopa Seca De Arroz- Mexican Rice

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 2 small onions, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 4 cups regular-strength chicken broth
• 2 -3 california chilies (optional) or 2 -3 pasilla chiles, medium sized, seeded and chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• 1 cup pimento stuffed olive

Recipe

• 1 in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat, brown rice lightly in butter or margarine.
• 2 add onion, garlic, tomato, and chiles, if used and cook for 2 or 3 minutes; add 3 cups of the broth.
• 3 cover and simmer 25 to 35 minutes or bake, covered, in a 350f oven 50 to 60 minutes.
• 4 add more broth, if needed, to cook rice. however, there should be no liquid remaining when rice is tender to bite.
• 5 add cilantro, if desired, during last 10 minutes.
• 6 garnish rice with olives.