Tomato rice w/herbs
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Rice, basmatti |
| 2 | teaspoons | Paprika |
| ½ | ounce | Tomato paste canned, low |
| Salt | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Basil |
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| ½ | teaspoon | Aspeseta |
| 2 | tablespoons | Parsley dried |
| 1¾ | cup | Water |
| 2 | mediums | Tomato raw |
Directions
chop the tomatoes into ½" cubes. in a deep frying pan put in the olive oil and saute' the rice and aspeteta for about 5 minutes until the rice turns clear. in another pot boil about 1¾ cups of water adding the basil, tomato paste, salt and paprika. When at a full boil added the rice and stir well. Turn heat to low and cook covered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand another 15 minutes for rice to finish. Fold in the tomatoes and parsely just before serving.