Arroz Amarillo

Summary

Arroz Amarillo (meaning yellow rice) is a popular Spanish meal – colorful, fresh and tasty. There are several ways to serve this rice: with black beans, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, peas, corn etc.

The cooking method consists of chopped onions, pepper and minced garlic being sautéed in a large saucepan with oil until soft. Then tomatoes, chicken stock, rice and seasoning are added to the sautéed mass and the dish is left to simmer until rice is cooked. Flavorful and delicious Arroz Amarillos is served hot with fresh parsley sprinkled on top.

Arroz Amarillo

 Ingredients

• One table spoon Olive oil
• One table spoon butter
• One small red or white onion, chopped
• Two cloves garlic, minced
• One cup of chicken broth
• Half tea spoon salt or to taste
• One tea spoon saffron threads
• Half tea spoon turmeric
• One cup extra-long-grain white rice

Method

• In a large sauce pan over medium heat melt the butter with the Olive oil.  Add the garlic onion and long grain rice.  Stir the rice mixture until fragrant about 2-3 minutes

•  After toasting the rice mixture add the chicken broth, salt, saffron and turmeric to the pan.  Bring the temperature to the medium high heat to bring it to a boil.

•  Once the mixture is to a boil, cover with a lid and reduce to the medium simmer and let cook for about 20 minutes.

•  During the last couple of minutes of cooking take off the lid and let the additional liquid evaporate from the rice.  Remove from the heat and set aside fro a couple of minutes and then serve.

Tips

To add more taste to this recipe add a seeded and chopped jalapeno pepper, add this when sautéing the onion, garlic and rice.

For a different taste, substitute half of the chicken broth for white wine.

Add roasted red peppers, green peas or chickpeas for even tastier rice.