HOW TO MAKE PERFECT MEXICAN RICE EVERY TIME: Easy Recipe and Tips for Cooking Delicious Mexican Rice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- For years, I struggled to make good Mexican Rice. It was dry or mushy, and always inconsistent...until I learned HOW TO MAKE PERFECT RICE EVERY TIME. In this video, I share my easy recipe, as well as some tips for cooking delicious Mexican Rice. Some of you may call it Spanish Rice. What's funny is, when I was growing up, we just called this, "rice." At any rate, read on for the recipe.
Mexican Rice
1 cup long grain rice
2 cups hot water
2 tsp. chicken bouillon
1/4 of an onion, chopped small
1/2 an 8oz. can of tomato sauce
1 tsp. cumin
salt to taste
*You can also add peas, carrots, and corn to Mexican rice, if you choose.
Place skillet on stove over medium high heat and coat the bottom of the pan with oil. Add in rice and brown, stirring continuously to ensure it doesn't burn. As rice begins to turn a light golden color, add in chopped onion and continue stirring until onion is soft and rice is golden. Next, add in the tomato sauce, the salt, the cumin, the hot water, and the chicken bouillon and mix well. (This is the last time you will stir.) When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover pan with lid, and let cook untouched for 15 minutes. (Do not remove the lid during this time.) After 15 minutes, remove from stove, but leave lid on, and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Then remove lid and fluff rice with a fork. It should be cooked to perfection.
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I just made this for Super Bowl !! Used onion powder instead of fresh onion (husband doesn’t like). Going to serve this with home made pinto beans, fresh tortillas, salsa and avocado! Marcy you are the best ! Thank you for teaching me how to make this!
I've been trying to find an simple easy recipe for Mexican Rice yours is the one I will be using. I'm and older single man and I cook for myself. There are plenty of videos on TH-cam and so far your video is a one pan deal. No roasting peppers and tomatoes then blending. Just one pan.
Happy to hear that. Hope you find success with this recipe.
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Many techniques of cooking 😮❤
I brown 1 cup long grain white rice in corn oil in a Dutch oven. Add 2 cups of fluid that consists of 1 cup red enchilada sauce and 1 cup water. Bring to rolling boil, put lid on, reduce to low for 20-22 minutes. Fluff when done and add some chopped green onion.
My mom used to wash it first and I noticed it's easier to brown it without the starch. I also use real chicken broth if I have it. I love it with small cubes of corn, or peas and carrots. And yes. 15 min is important.
Do you use frozen veggies? At what point do you add them in (whether fresh or frozen)? I've rinsed rice for some recipes but rarely. Do you find it makes the rice less mushy?
I never liked Spanish rice until my mother-in-law made it. She added a green bell pepper with the onion and I was hooked. She's been gone quite a few years but every time I make my rice I think of her.
Awe. I love that you'll always be reminded of her when you cook rice. That's so sweet.
That's sweet and sad at the same time.I also think of my mother when I make certain dishes that she used to make, and of my grandmothers when I make things they made.Its a beautiful thing the way families pass down recipes❤
Sounds so good!
Almost exactly how Mi Ama use to make our arroz. The only difference is Ama would wet the rice and drain it prior to browning to release the starch for a much fluffier rice in the end....
Thank you so much.,Born in California eating in multiple languages no one has shown me how to make Mexican rice! Now I know-thank you again!!
I did everything exactly as you said, except I added 1 tsp garlic powder and it was excellent. I've been looking for the perfect Mexican rice recipe. Thank you for sharing this.
I love Mexican rice so much I think I could eat it every day! 😄 A long time ago a friend taught me how to make it two ways, one being very similar to yours. The other she called her cheat way, using a box of chicken flavored Rice-A-Roni, a can of Rotel tomatoes, a little cumin and 1 1/2 cups water. It's delicious!
I love a good “cheat” version of any recipe, especially when in a pinch for time.
Oh that sounds yummy!
Don't forget the refried beans..
I’m all about the Rice A Roni “cheat” ! I use it for chicken and rice over using saffron rice.
The Rotel canned tomatoes are good, have used them, El Pato tomato sauce adds a tasty zip to the arroz.👍
I've never added cumin or chicken bouillon but I have added minced garlic, cilantro, green onions and I use El Pato tomato sauce for a little kick 🌶️
Your rice sounds delicious. I always love hearing how other people make things because then I can give it a try next time. I have used El Pato tomato sauce, too, and I do like it.
Or a dab or Rotel., for a kick depending if children are around or not. Some lil kids eat hot Chile..( I don't)
Cumin is not very commonly used when making rice in Mexico…
This is fantastic I just made it last night. My brother's are very picky eaters and whenever I try something new they complain but they loved it.❤ this recipe is definite going into rotation
Just Perfect, Sopt on. Because of my high blood pressure I try and watch my Salt. 🎶🎶🎶🤗
Your voice sounds like a news reporter's. Except you are telling the truth and not lying to us. 💕
I was thinkig the same thing while listening. I swear I've heard her somewhere else.
Amen
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Haha, now that you mention it she does sound like news lady!
I really enjoy Mexican rice with beef or chicken tacos for a weeknight dinner. Thanks Marcy! 🌮
Thank YOU for watching! 😊
My mom called it Spanish rice and she made it perfect every time
Yes, called it Spanish rice
Love to see a new Bible verse on the board in every video. Great program.💫
I am so proud of myself! This is how I do, except for the bouillion. If my husband sees me cooking rice, he doesn't want to see the tomato sauce. I use it, then hide can. And also the cumin. He swears he hates both, however when I make it, he tells me, "See this is better without the tomato or cumin. He justs wants salt and pepper. I say this today and I am going now to look up some more recipes. I hope they are Mexican.
That is hilarious! I could picture you just smiling and not saying a word.
Men can be so funny! 😂
Lol i do the same thing with my man. They think they don't like things but we know better 😂
Try the knorr caldo de tomatoe and totally cut out your tomatoe sauce & salt...
So so true about Husbands! Thanks for posting. We all got a good laugh!😁
Thanks Marcy! I don’t make this because it never comes out right. Now I think it’s time to give it a try again, thanks for your inspiration 😊
I kid you not, I was the exact same way! For years. But once you get it, you realize there's nothing to it.
Same for me.
Thanks my dear for this quick n ez recipe for rice. I'm writing it down for future reference.
The secret for no sticky rice is to let the tomato be absorbed into the rice allowing it to almost dry out before adding the water or chicken stock. The rice that tis most common in Mexico has green peas and small cubed carrots in it. And definitely no cumin. This is more of the way people cook it that have Mexican ancestry but have lived in the US for generations. Other than that, the instructions are right on.
Yummy , Looks delish !! & fairly simple , Thank You , i cooked some Enchiladas today , told the wife to bring home a can of Mexican Rice , didnt have any , wish i'd seen this earlier today, I will be trying this soon .
Next time will be that much better! Thanks for the nice comment.
This is another recipe that’s been requested. The question is…what do you call it? Spanish Rice or Mexican Rice? When I was growing up, we just called it “rice!” 😂
Marcy, just subscribed to your channel. You cook like my mama use to cook! I’ve cooked a couple of your recipes and I love the way they came out, so delicious! Thanks for sharing. And yes! I’ve turned into my mama as well. But that’s a good thing! 🥰
Thank you so much for subscribing. Any time my cooking is compared to someone's mother, I consider it a compliment, because a mamas cook with love and it's always the best.
Hello Marcy,
One simple question for you, when doubling this recipe, do you double your liquid ingredients to four cups water and one entire 14.5 oz can of tomato sauce?
Or do you use the ratio that most rice recipes will require, using only a 50% increase of liquids for double the amount of rice.
eg...most every long grain rice package has the instructions that state...one cup rice requires two cups water, two cups rice requires three cups water.
Just wanted to find out what has worked best for you.
Thank you so much for making these videos Marcy, it truly is a blessing that because of you're trial and error in the kitchen, we are able to get it right the first time, as long as we follow your instructions.🤗
I start mine in the pan
Finish in the rice cooker 🎉
I'm following your recipe tonight Marcy!
Hello Marcy👋 today is Sunday and
I'm wishing you a blessed day. 🙏We also just called it rice because my mom never made any other kind.As a kid I use to mix it with my beans on my plate.😋 Which my family thought was weird.I don't do that anymore though.😄
Awe. That is such a cute story. Mixing rice with beans makes sense to me! Hope you have a blessed day, too.
Those camera angles are awesome haha. Looks like stabilize and orbitong around the food. Thanks this is easy and simple recipe!
Thanks for watching!
I like the way you explain,thank you
Had the same problems as you had, followed this Recipe to the T, and came out great.
I'm glad i saved your recipe. Like how said. " i just called it rice " 😂😂😂
Im making this today.
Hope you enjoyed it. I made it last night, too.
The hack I found that has works the best for me is to use your favorite jarred salsa and puree the salsa with some water, sazon seasoning and some cilantro measured the amount of liquid you need. This means one, it is already seasoned and something you like, two you dont have have to cut anything and 3 it is SIMPLE. When I make large batches of rice at work for 50+ I use this method.
I was so nervous making this rice, and it came out so good! My son loved it!❤️
This recipe is a keeper! I love rice and prefer it to potatoes. I will often add jalapeños to mine because i like spicy. Subscribed.
Mmmm, I love Mexican/Spanish/rice ! Looks soo good ! 😋
Love your nail polish ! 💅
Thank you! I’ve tried to recall my grandmother’s method - she used chicken stock she made from her chickens. But I always ended up with “mushy”. Now I know why! I needed the HOT water, and NO FLUFFING!
GRATITUDE!!!💐
And I love the scriptures that change (I watched the refried also 😏
Blessings 🙏🏼📖🕊💐
Looks real tasty , but I have to have diced bell peppers in mine and it has to have some heat.
1/2 can of tomato sauce? Very good. What size 8 oz, 15 oz, 28 oz?
Looks like an 8 oz. And yes in the description/transcript she listed it was an 8 oz can.
In any cooking video where you see
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Yummy and yummy...😮
Thanks a lot
Mmmmm i love rice
So do I.
I ❤ love mexican rice and your videos. Thank you so much.
I'm so happy you liked them. Thank you so much for watching!
I love your cooking, keep this videos coming.
Thank you for your great cooking tips! I have just discovered your wonderful channel and I joined so that I won’t miss any of your videos.
Excellent presentation! Thank you!
Awesome, simple, clean and tasty. Perfect side dish. Add the refried beans, the entrée... enchiladas, shaved lettuce.....boom! Jesus may seem to even appear for a split second to give a thumbs up. God Bless you. Thanks Marcy!
That would be the endorsement of all endorsements! Thanks for the comment!
PTL thanks 🙏🏼 😊
thanks
I'm making this today with your Picadillo recipe! Thanks for having this channel...it makes it more bearable to live in North Carolina where it's hard to find this kind of Mexican food
That's nice of you to say. I feel for you about the Mexican food, but I also know the food in North Carolina is fantastic. I love southern cooking!
I’ve heard that about NC which breaks my heart because my husband and I are looking to move there next year, it was almost a deal breaker for me because Mexican is my absolute favorite food! I’m with you, Marcy has made it possible to continue with plans on moving.
Thank you for showing me how to make it from scratch. I was buying Spanish rice in the packet that you microwave.....well I've mastered chili rellenos and now it'll be the rice. Please excuse the misspelling 😊 I will visit Albuquerque in Sept and I can't wait to eat the real thing 😂
Hi Marcy. I love mexican rice so I thought I'd check in on your channel and see how you make it. My question is, do you rinse your rice before you cook it. My rice always seems to come out mushy.
Yummy 😋
1:29 - the part I need to keep coming back to
Why does my tomato sauce separate from the rice and doesn't blend into the rice! I'm going to try your recipe. Thank you....looks delish!
Good job Marci!!!
Your recipe is spot on in my opinion. Basic and then we can add from there. One thing I do sometimes is add a can of Ro-Tel. It's good.
Thanks so much! That's a great tip about the Ro-Tel.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to make “Mexican” rice for ages. I’ve tried a number of different recipes but didn’t get what I wanted. This looks like just what I’ve been looking for. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks.
Nice video recipe. Just liked & subscribed. I'd add just a sprinkle of both garlic powder and paprika for some extra flavor. Chilli powder if you want a little heat.
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! I appreciate it.
I know you used a half a can of tomato sauce for the rice. What size can is it?
It's an 8oz. can.
You recipe looks great thanks for sharing it with us! One quick question though, what is the size of the can of tomato sauce do you use? Another quick question if you want to make two cups of rice do you add 4 cups of water or one and a half cups of water? Thanks!
❤thank you perfect
I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching!
This is the gold standard Mexican rice recipe! I’m just blown away that I was able to make this and it came out just delicious! Thank you Marcy!
My great grandma Neusch made Mexican rice but she put bell pepper in he's
What do you do with the left over half can of tomato sauce!
March I made Spanish rice to like you make it my family loved it you were right I use to make but your way was better thankyou God bless you and your husband❤😊
I think TH-cam is telling me to subscribe to you 😆Este arroz es bien. This is the second time I've looked up rice recipes and you're the very first channel I clicked on both times. Thank you for sharing :)
Well that's good to know that my videos are popping up. I think it is a sign! Lol
Hi Marcy! Happy New Year to you! I love your recipes! This one is definitely a keeper. My hubby is Hispanic and has to have his rice and beans with any Mexican dish I make. We just call it rice at home as well, whether it’s Japanese or Mexican.
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. ❤
Thank you! 😊Happy New Year to you, too. I think rice and beans are like peanut butter and jelly. They're just meant for each other.
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Perfecto!
A chef in a local Mexican restaurant said to rinse the rice three times and dry to get the starch out.
Your recipe is so simple and we are able to make it fast. My family loves it. Our rice is very similar, however we add ground beef and diced red/green bell peppers, which takes a little longer.
Sounds like a whole different dish.
Marcy, Im curious. Can you still prep the rice in the frying pan this way and then finish in a rice cooker? If so, what would change?
I just make it... No recipe, nothin' ever the same. Just wait till I smell rice and turn it off. Everybuddy likes my rice and they just can't stand it because I just throw stuff in. When they try it at home it doesn't work.😂 🤟😆🤙
I add garlic no cumin and intesd of bullion I add chicken broth.
You made this so simple, so easy. Thanks so much for the video and good camera work.
Question: Since I am alone, when I make this can I freeze leftovers??
Appreciate your time to help us all. Jesus bless.
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, you absolutely can freeze any leftovers. Rice should keep up to 3 months.
Honestly, this worked so well. I have tried my own version and it is always wet and gross. This worked so well and was amazing, it was restaurant quality.
I'm happy you found success with this recipe. Thanks for watching and for coming back to tell me.
I add bell pepper, onion, and diced tomatoes
How many oz of tomato sauce ?
We call it Spanish rice. I never add peas or carrots, but here in San Antonio some restaurants add them. Maybe it’s a Texas thang 😊 I make mine just like you, and I love lots of comino in mine!!
I use Mexican tomato sauce and I also rinse my rice so it’s not sticky.
Hi Marci. Next time, try subbing a 7 oz. can of Salsa Casera for the tomato sauce. I think you'll like it.
Thank you for measurements, I've always eye balled myself and everyone has asked me for the recipe. Well shoot I dont measure anything. So this helps thank you!!!
Ha! I can totally relate. Ever since I started sharing my recipes on this channel, I've had to start measuring. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I love your recipe because it is so simple - you use tomato sauce. A lot of recipes add chopped onion, bell pepper and tomato to a blender and add it to the rice. I'm sure its delicious but more time-consuming for me.
I tried this tonight, did add some mixed veggies though. Absolutely a winner! So very good. Thank you for a simple dish. 🙂
I always chopped up colorful bell peppers and instead of tomato sauce I used diced tomatos and a teaspoon of chile powder...but we called Spanish rice..but the steps in the preparation was the same, great as left overs also...nice recipe always made that with having Mexican night...at least twice or three times a month....the kids loved it...
Mexican rice really good with fresh tomatoes also, either blended or chopped. By the way, some people call it Spanish rice but it's very different from actual Spanish rice.
This is the most common asked dish people ask me how to make, I'm always surprised because to me it seems so simple. Everybody has their variation on it, but in the end it's the greatest side dish of New Mexican food! Thanks for making this this should clear up the air on how to make it for a lot of people. BTW like your dish towel hanging on the oven!
Thanks! As easy as it is for me now, it's one I used to lack confidence in. So, hoping this does help others.
Great video. I like to add bell peppers and corn to my rice. Next time I will add some cumin.
Thank you, I love Mexican rice, refried beans with my enchiladas! My grandmother taught me to make enchiladas when I was a little girl but not the rice and beans !
Love this recipe.. Thank you.
how much is half a can of tomato sauce?
I don't have chicken bouillon in my pantry for this recipe can I use chicken broth for both the water as well as a substitute for the bouillon and if so how much of each should I use? Of the hot water and the chicken bouillon I mean. I love your recipes...
Instead of the 2 cups water & 2 tsp. chicken bouillon, just use 2 cups chicken broth. Thanks for watching!
If you boil it, its not as hard like fried rice. I don't like hard fried rice. Then put it the skillet and add your seasoning if want. Spanish Rice? Just add salsa to it. and chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper AND YOU GOT SPANISH 👉👉 RICE EASY AS PIE
do you wash your rice before you cook it? or just use it straight out of the bag?
No, I use it straight out of the bag and I've never had problems with it sticking.
Thank you for the Mexican rice recipe. I have now the confidence to make it. Your rice came out beautifully fluffy.
Happy to hear this recipe gave you the confidence to make it. That's all cooking is. Confidence. Thanks for watching!
When I was a teenager, I lived in San Marcos Texas I got a job working at a daycare center that was primarily Hispanic. The ladies there taught me how to make Mexican rice and this is exactly how they did it. It was wonderful and I've made it this way all of my adult years. I'm 55 now and it has never turned out wrong.
Oh, before 8 return to the video, Japanese rice. They use 105% water for firm rice, 110% water, for fluffier rice, but completely different.
Hi, Marcy! I'm a new subscriber!
This looks delicious, and I'm going to make it soon!! 😊
I noticed in the refried video, you don't measure. You are a good cook, but hard for a beginner to follow your recipes.
I knew a man, a boy then, off to learn under Marcel Marceau. He came back, "He's a great. Mime, not so good teacher of, mime."
Still, I enjoy your videos. I don't, measure either, except coffee. I don't measure coffee, stir it, the spoon stands up.
Definately not Spanish rice. My mother came from New Mexico and she made Spanish Rice in what others jhave told would called Dirty Rice. She added ground beef, tomatoes, of course garlic and onions. Spanish rice was a meal not a side dish.
No garlic? Surprising! I would add some chopped bellpepper. I follow a different recipe, one which uses diced tomatoes. Will def try this, tho.
That’s funny, growing up we called it Spanish Rice, and never (and still don’t) add cumin to any Mexican food I make.
Excuse me, you add vegetables celery to give it a real good whip of good taste, onion, tomato, fresh tomato not that cheap tomato paste another thing garlic black pepper, Cominos Chilla Dulce let it simmer that ain’t Mexican rice the recipe I gave you that’s Mexican rice lady, that does Mexicans
Thank you for the recipe. I too fall victim to sticky Mexican Rice. Will try your technique this evening.
Hummm we called it Spanish rice.
I blend the onion, tbsp of tomato paste, clove of garlic with splash of water then add it to the rice with the chicken bouillon n whatever you all like. Sometimes after heating up the rice with mixture I just put it into a rice cooker. Comes out great