Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 20 mins Serves: 4
Ingredients: Resource from mexicanplease.com
1 cup white rice
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped (bottom stems removed)
1 lime, juiced
1 garlic clove, whole added to blender
1/2 teaspoon salt
oil
splash of water
Preparation:
Heat up oil in a saucepan on medium-high heat
Saute 1 cup of rice in the saucepan until lightly browned
Add 2 cups of stock and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the rice
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a light simmer
Let simmer until the liquid is absorbed
Turn off heat and cover, letting rice sit in its own steam for a few minutes
Rinse 1/2 bunch of cilantro and twist off the bottom stems, chopping roughly
Add to a blender along with 2 Tablespoons lime juice and 1 garlic clove
Add a couple tablespoons of water (or oil) and blend the ingredients together
Add the lime cilantro mixture to the cooked rice and mix thoroughly
Taste for salt
Add additional cilantro if desired