Sonoran green rice

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupCanola oil
2cupsUncooked white rice
½cupWater
3Green chiles
Seeded and deveined
1Garlic clove(s), minced
1smallOnion(s), chopped
½cupCorn kernels
4cupsChicken stock
1teaspoonAchiote
Salt substitute to taste
¼cupRadishes, thinly sliced

Directions

heat a Dutch oven until a drop of water sizzles away. Add canola oil to coat skillet. Add rice and lightly brown. Remove Dutch oven from heat.

In a blender, combine water, chiles, garlic, and onion and puree. Add puree to rice and return pan to heat. Bring to a simmer. Add corn, chicken stock, achiote, and salt substitute. Cover and simmer for about 40 min or until rice is done.

Serve garnished with radishes.

Healthy Southwestern Cooking

by Bob Wiseman

ISBN 0-87358-618-2

pg 76

Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 11-27-95