Joan's confetti yellow rice
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow bell pepper diced | |
| 1 | Red bell pepper diced | |
| 1 | Green bell pepper diced | |
| 1 | Onion diced | |
| 2 | cups | Raw rice- long grain |
| 4 | cups | Chicken stock |
| 1 | cup | Fresh frozen green peas |
| Annatto oil* | ||
Directions
Saute onions and peppers till soft but not browned. Stir in raw rice and cook a few minutes. Add the stock and annatto oil and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until rice is tender. Let rest off heat 5 minutes. Fluff with fork. Season to taste. Stir in thawed green peas.
Flavorful, colorful and delicious.
Annatto oil* annatto seeds are achiote seeds. The seeds are simmered in oil to extract the orange yellow color used in many Hispanic dishes. The colored oil may color grains, pastries , vegetables or even add a golden yellow color as a poultry baste. to make oil: Bring 1 cup oil ( I use olive ) with ½ cup annatto seeds to almost a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Strain oil and cool and refrigerate. Use about 1 to 2 tsp in rice dishes. Annatto tends to be bitter, so use sparingly. In small amounts no bitter taste is noticed. Of course turmeric and curry do color and flavor but you may like to try this for a pleasant change. Note: annatto really stains, so be careful not to spill it !