Arroz Blanco (mexican Rice)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth or 2 1/2 cups water
• salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups rice, preferably medium-grain
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan or microwave oven, heat broth or water until steaming.
• 2 stir in about 3/4 teaspoon salt if using salted broth, 1 1/2 teaspoons if using unsalted broth or water.
• 3 cover and keep warm.
• 4 in medium (3-quart) saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 5 when hot, add raw rice and onion and stir regularly until grains have turned from translucent to milky-, 4-5 minutes.
• 6 add garlic and stir for a few seconds, until fragrant. do not let grains brown.
• 7 add the warm liquid and lime juice, stir thoroughly, scraping down any grains that are clinging to the side of the pan.
• 8 cover and cook over the lowest heat for 15 minutes--temperature should be low enough that only the slightest hint of steam escapes lid.
• 9 remove pan from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes.
• 10 uncover and test a grain of rice: if still a little hard, re-cover pan and set over low heat for about 5 min.; if rice has absorbed all liquid and is completely dry, sprinkle on 2 tablespoons water before returning to heat.
• 11 when rice is done, sprinkle on parsley and gently fluff with fork to release steam and stop the cooking.