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Mexican Rice

May 28, 2019

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My sons love burritos from Boojum so I wanted to try re-create them at home. At the heart of this is Mexican rice. Traditional Mexican rice uses a tomato stock cube but that isn’t available in Ireland so I use a chicken stock cube instead. You can use a vegetable one to make this dish vegetarian.
Frying the rice before boiling prevents the grains from sticking when cooked and also imparts a nutty flavour to finished dish.

This rice is delicious served with Mexican shredded chicken and black beans.

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5 from 3 votes

Mexican Rice

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 220 g long grain rice
  • 1/2 tin tomatoes pureed
  • 450 ml warm water
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 stock cube
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add rice. Cook rice, stirring constantly, for several minutes, until rice begins to turn a golden color.
  • Reduce heat to low to avoid spattering.
  • Gently pour in warm water, tomato sauce and stir. Stir in chili powder, stock cube and  garlic. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover.
  • Simmer for 20 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
  • Serve with Mexican shredded chicken

Filed Under: Sides/Salads/Snacks, Vegetarian

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  1. Rory

    April 27, 2020 at 12:25

    5 stars
    I made this recipe with your Mexican Shredded Chicken and it was delicious. They go so well together.

    Reply
  2. Jake

    May 20, 2020 at 13:05

    5 stars
    I love boojum so i tried many recipes and this was definitely the best one

    Reply
  3. Conor

    May 20, 2020 at 13:07

    5 stars
    great recipe.
    not too hard to make and tastes superb

    Reply

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