Arroz Calipso

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olives or 1/4 cup corn oil
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons wild rice
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper
• 2/3 cup cut fresh string beans or 2/3 cup frozen string, be
• 2/3 cup fresh corn or 2/3 cup frozen corn
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice, well rinsed and drained
• 2 2/3 cups water
• 4 -5 sprigs fresh thyme, with leaves stripped from stems (or 1 tsp. dried)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 pour oil into large wide-bottomed stockpot or dutch oven and set over medium-high heat. add garlic, onion, celery, and wild rice, and sauté 2 to 3 minutes.
• 2 lower heat to medium and add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, string beans and corn. sauté and stir 1 minute.
• 3 next, stir in tomato sauce, rice, and water, followed by fresh thyme leaves or dried thyme, salt, and black pepper. semicover and cook over low-medium heat 20 to 25 minutes, then use large spoon to stir and push rice grains away from sides of pot.
• 4 cover and continue to cook over low heat another 10 to 15 minutes, until all liquid has been absorbed and rice grains are fluffy.