Recipe - El Mirador Rice

Three fourths cup Longgrain rice
Lemon juice
2 tablespoon Oil
2 Tomatoes; ripe, chopped
2 md Green bell pepper; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 tablespoon Chicken stock base
1 cup Hot water
2 teaspoon Cumin; ground
One fourth teaspoon Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Cover rice with hot water. Add squeeze of lemon juice and let soak for 5
minutes. Drain thoroughly in colander. Heat oil in large skillet with tight
fitting lid. Add rice and saute until golden. (note this takes about 10
minutes and you really have to keep stirring to keep it from burning) Stir
in tomatoes, peppers and garlic and saute 5 minutes. Add chicken base
disolved in water, and seasonings. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15
minutes. *Do not remove lid while rice is cooking. Fluff with fork.

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #221

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:12:32 465800

From: Terry Pogue tpogue@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM