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Title: Fool-Proof Rice
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

      2 tb oil
      1    clove garlic; finely minced
    1/2 md onion; finely chopped
      2 c  rice
      4 c  water
      1    salt; to taste
      1 ts margarine or butter
    1/2 md onion (the other half)
    1/2 md green pepper; seeded

Instructions

Use this recipe whenever you don't want a simple white rice. Is it great,
fool-proof, and always works.

Put the saucepan in the burner at medium to medium high. Add the oil and
the finely chopped onion, stir for a while and add the minced garlic. Cook
until the onion is translucent and the garlic is not burned (about 2
minutes). Add the rice and stir for a little while until the rice turns to
an opaque white (about 2 minutes). Set the burner to high, stir in twice as
much water as you did rice, and add salt to taste (about 2 teaspoons for 2
cups of rice and 4 cups of water). Add the half onion, the half green
pepper, and the teaspoon of margarine (this gives the rice a glossy
finish).

The water with the rice will boil like crazy, don't panic. When the water
is drying up (not completely though :-) and you can actually see small
holes on the surface of the rice, reduce the heat to the minimum setting
cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 15-20 minutes depending on the
quantity (I use 15 for 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of water, and 20 for 2 cups
of rice and 4 cups of water). It is VERY IMPORTANT not to open the lid
during the last 15-20 minutes of cooking (it is an act of faith
:-).

Remove the rice from the burner, fluff up with a fork, and let stand for
at least 5 minutes before serving.

These are other variations you can try:

1. Add shredded carrots (2 medium ones for 2 cups of water), instead of the
half green pepper, this gives the rice a nice flavor, and turns it orange!

2. Add 3 roma tomatoes (finely chopped), peeled and seeded, and substitute
the green bell pepper by a red pepper. Add the tomatoes before the rice and
fry them a little bit. The rice comes with a great flavor and kind of red.
Very nice!

RMARIMON@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU

(RICARDO MARIMON)

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