How To Make Mexican Rice
This One Pot Mexican Rice recipe with corn is much effortless than you would even think of!
Cook it on stove top or in Instant Pot, it is packed with flavors and makes great side dish to your best loved Mexican food.
Serve this as mains or with tacos. Or fill your burritos, wraps and quesadillas with it.
Step By Step Instructions In 2 Ways
Here’s how to make Mexican Rice Recipe in two ways.
Method 1 – Making It In A Pot On Stove Top
To start with, clean and rinse the rice until water turns clear. Drain all the water and set it aside in the colander.
In a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven, heat oil.
Then, add 1/2 cup of chopped onions and chopped or minced garlic. Fry for 1 minute until soft and fragrant. Photo 1.
Add the rice and sauté it on medium high heat. Keep stirring until rice is toasted well. For about 3-4 minutes. Photo 2.
Now, add chopped tomatoes, red pepper, jalapeño, corn, cumin powder, paprika, crushed or pureed tomato. Photo 3 and 4.
Now, add salt and pepper, give it a mix. Then, add the stock and give it a stir. Photo 5 and 6.
Bring to a boil and then cover the pot. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Or until done. Photo 7.
Turn off the heat and let the rice rest for 10 minutes. Lift the lid and fluff the rice gently. Photo 8.
Sprinkle chopped cilantro, dish out and serve. Photo 9.
Method 2 – Making It In The Instant Pot
Place the inner pot and switch on the IP with Sauté mode.
Once it displays ‘hot’ heat oil. Then, add onions and minced garlic. Sauté for 1 minute or until soft and fragrant. Photo 1.
Add the rice and sauté it for 2 minutes or until it toast well. Keep stirring to avoid it getting stuck at the bottom. Photo 2.
Then, add rest of the ingredients, salt pepper and stock. Give a stir. Photo 3 , 4 and 5.
Close the pot with and seal. Press manual or pressure cook button and cook on ‘Low’ for 6 minutes. Photo 6.
Once the cooking is over, let the pressure release naturally for 3-4 minutes and then do the quick release.
Open the Pot and cover it with glass lid. Let the rice rest for few minutes. Photo 7 and 8.
Finally, sprinkle cilantro leaves and fluff the rice gently. Photo 9 and 10.
Variations
Add more veggies of your choice to give it taste, crunch and nutrition. You can add chopped carrots, peas and some more peppers, if you like it.
Do you want to make chicken version of it? Then, go ahead! Throw in some leftovers or grilled chicken into the rice.
You can replace rice with quinoa or couscous as both of them works too good.
Add some red beans or black beans for more protein and flavor.
Mexican Cauliflower rice : Replace the rice with grated cauliflower. Just that, there will be no water or stock used in this case. We just need to do the tossing.
Rest of the process remains the same. Reduce the puree to 1/4 cup.
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