How to make Spanish Rice from Scratch - Traditional Easy Recipe #Ad

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while white rice is often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while water with seasoning can be a budget-friendly option.

Slice the ends off the onion, slice in half, peel, and finely chop.

Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves, then set aside with the onion.

Place a saucepan over medium to high heat on the stove.

Heat a small amount of olive oil in the saucepan.

Add the chopped onion and garlic, along with a handful of chopped chorizo; fry for about 5 minutes.

Add 1 tsp of ground cumin, 1 tsp of turmeric, and 1 tsp of dried oregano; mix well.

Add 200g of long grain rice to the pan.

Pour boiling water into the pan until the ingredients are just covered.

Add seasoning if needed and crumble in one vegetable or chicken stock cube; mix everything together.

Leave the Spanish rice to simmer for 15 minutes, topping up the water if needed.

After 15 minutes, add a handful of frozen peas and mix them in; leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes.

After the simmering time, sprinkle over some freshly chopped parsley and mix it in.

Remove from heat and serve while still hot.

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