Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Mexican cilantro lime rice
I have made some yummy Pruvian cilantro rice in the past, but this time I wanted to explore this Mexican recipe I found here in Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPgWkXfdfDE&t=349s
1) a cup of white rice (I used Sevilla's Brillante rice from Spain)
2) 2 cups of water
With hot water, not boiling, I first rinsed the rice, and let it soak for 5 minutes.
Then I rinsed it with cold water and made it dry removing the water with a colander.
3) 1/4 of a medium onion
4) 2 cloves of garlic
5) 1/3 cup of water
6) salt
7) Chicken broth
8) a little butter
9) a lemon (I used a yellow one, but ideally if you can find it it'd be better to use a lime)
10) a bunch of cilantro
11) Oil (sunflower or olive oil)
I blended the chopped onion and garlic with the 1/3 cup of water. In a pan with hot oil (it could be sunflower oil, but I used what I had, extra virgin olive oil). I fried the rice a little bit and added the blend of garlic, onion and water, and then the very hot chicken broth. Then I poured some squeezed lemon juice, I stirred it, covered the pan for 20 minutes on low heat, and then turned the heat off and covered it again for another 20 minutes, I added the butter, more lemon juice and the bunch of sliced cilantro, including the stems, and I stirred with a fork.
Ready to serve with a last sprinkle of lemon, and to enjoy! The best point of this recipe is how spongy and white the rice gets and the subtle lemony cilantro taste. It is truly a perfectly balanced flavor.
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