The Perfect Mexican Red Rice

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 and can be homemade for less cost.

Add 3 Roma tomatoes, 1/4 of an onion, 1 garlic clove, 2 tsps of chicken bullion, 2 tsps of tomato bullion, and 1/2 tsp of ground cumin to a blender cup.

Blend with 2 cups of water until smooth.

Measure the blended tomato broth to ensure it is 3 cups.

Cover the bottom of a pan with vegetable oil and set it over medium high heat to heat up.

Once the oil is hot, add 1 1/2 cups of long-grain rice and toast it until golden, about 5 minutes.

Remove some oil if too much was added after toasting the rice.

Add the tomato broth to the pan and allow it to come to a simmer.

Taste for salt and adjust if necessary.

Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover, and cook for about 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, check the rice to ensure it is done.

Fluff the rice, turn off the heat, and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.

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