Food Network: Portuguese Rice

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Portuguese Rice
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse

Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
2 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice

Instructions
In a 4-quart medium saucepan heat the oil over high heat until hot. Add
the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 4 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, red pepper, and bay

leaf and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until they
begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the water, parsley and cilantro and bring to a boil. Add the
rice and stir well. When the liquid returns to a boil, stir again, then cover the pot and reduce the
heat to low. Cook the rice undisturbed for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is dissolved and the rice
is tender.

Let rice stand for 5 minutes undisturbed before fluffing with a fork. Serve immediately.