Recipe and source notes

Spanish Rice El Dorado

6–8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp whole mixed pickling spices
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cayenne
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp soft butter
  • ½ cup Italian tomatoes, sliced into small wedges (if Italian tomatoes are not available, use peeled fresh tomatoes, seasoned with a little salt and pepper)
  • ½ cup chopped green pepper

Make it step by step

  1. Wrap pickling spices in cheesecloth and tie securely.
  2. Mix chicken broth, tomato sauce, salt, cayenne and pickling spices in large pan.
  3. Bring to boil.
  4. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
  5. Saute rice in hot oil in skillet until boiling.
  6. Reduce heat.
  7. Simmer 10 minutes.
  8. Saute rice in hot oil in skillet until coated and light beige.
  9. Add to broth mixture.
  10. Bring to boil.
  11. Cover.
  12. Lower heat and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
  13. Leave rice covered.
  14. Don't remove lid, until ready to serve.
  15. If anybody is really late, and you have held rice longer than 1 hour, turn heat to low, set rice over asbestos pad or larger skillet filled with hot water and heat through.
  16. Don't let it burn.
  17. Remove spice bag.
  18. Add 1 tbsp Soft butter.
  19. Sprinkle cold tomatoes and peppers over all.

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