White Rice Simple and Basic (Puerto Rican style) Arroz blanco
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup of water 1 tsp. of salt (or 3tsp) 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of white rice – short grain
1) In a pot put the water and the salt, mix well. Taste if you don’t taste a little bit of salt put a little more without making it too salty.(salt to taste)
2) Add the olive oil and bring to a boil.
3) Add the rice and stir well. Leave it uncovered.
4) Bring down to medium-heat and let it simmer, allowing the rice to absorb the water.
5) Once the water has been absorb and evaporated and you see no water in the bottom of the pot fold the rice making sure the rice at the bottom is now on top and vice versa.
6) Cover quickly with lid.
7) Reduce the heat to very low and leave it covered for 15-20min. Don’t lift the lid. It should cook with the remaining vapor.
8) Uncover, fluff and taste, it should be cooked and wonderful.
Serving Size: 1 cup of uncooked rice makes 3 cups of cooked rice. About 4 servings of ¾ cups each.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MACARAGA.
2) Add the olive oil and bring to a boil.
3) Add the rice and stir well. Leave it uncovered.
4) Bring down to medium-heat and let it simmer, allowing the rice to absorb the water.
5) Once the water has been absorb and evaporated and you see no water in the bottom of the pot fold the rice making sure the rice at the bottom is now on top and vice versa.
6) Cover quickly with lid.
7) Reduce the heat to very low and leave it covered for 15-20min. Don’t lift the lid. It should cook with the remaining vapor.
8) Uncover, fluff and taste, it should be cooked and wonderful.
Serving Size: 1 cup of uncooked rice makes 3 cups of cooked rice. About 4 servings of ¾ cups each.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MACARAGA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 190.0
- Total Fat: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,171.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 35.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
- Protein: 3.0 g
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