Photo: Cilantro Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups packed cilantro leaves (about 3 ounces)
- 3 medium garlic cloves
- 1 medium serrano chile, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 3 1/3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup minced yellow onion
- 2 cups long-grain white rice
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
Directions
Combine cilantro, garlic, chile, and 2 cups broth in a blender and process until smooth; set aside.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add onion and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add rice and salt stir to coat in oil and cook until rice becomes opaque, about 2 minutes. Carefully pour the cilantro mixture and the remaining 1 1/3 cups broth into the rice and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to low so rice is at a simmer. Cover and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat and let rice rest covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork and serve.
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By Vera Forever
Chino Hills, CA
on December 22, 2011
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Great recipe! Very flavorful. Only made one small change -- used 2-1/2 cans of chicken broth (instead of 3-1/2 and one (1 can of beef broth. Yum!
By MrsV20
Hawthorne, CA
on April 17, 2011
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Tasty! I love cilantro so I had to make this. I did do a few things differently:
1. Instead of kosher salt I used a tablespoon of chicken flavor bouillon. (rice was just right, not too salty
2. I used 2 seeded serrano chiles (the rice wasn't spicy at all, next time for a spicy variation I'll probably use at least 4 and/or keep some seeds in.
3. I added the juice of one lime to the cilantro mixture.
Although I made some adjustments Aida's recipe is a great starting point. Its a keeper!
By angelaohio_13127576
Columbus, Ohio
on February 23, 2011
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This rice was delicious! This will work with an mexican dish, especially fish tacos. I kept the seeds in the pepper and used a whole bushel of cilantro. I made it with brown rice which meant that I had to cook this rice for 45 mins instead of 15 mins. I also used 4 cloves of garlic and kosher salt. Yummy!
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