Spanish Rice!

Spanish Rice - wonderful Mexican inspired dish.

Cooking Time: 35 mins Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 cups long grain rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup carrots, cut into cubes
• 1 half of a Spanish onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tps ground cloves
• 1 tbs lemon
• 1 tsp turmeric
• pinch of black pepper and salt
• 1 chicken bullion cube
• tbs vegetable oil

Optional Ingredients;

• 1/2 cup canned corn (not creamy)
• 3/4 cup cooked lean ground beef
• 1/2 red wine vinegar instead of lemon
• 1/2 cooked kidney beans
• 2 cups chicken stock and 2 cups water instead of just water.
• flour tortillas (main dish serves as filing for tortillas)

Note: This is a basic recipe for Spanish rice. Adding the optional ingredients changes the dish from a side to a main course.

Add water and bullion cube to rice in a med sauce pan and cook over med heat for 15- 20 mins. While the rice is cooking in a large frying pan saute the onion in the vegetable oil over med- high heat until slightly golden brown. Add the carrots (and any of the optional ingredients) and cook until slightly soft. When the rice is cooked add the rice to the frying pan. Stir everything well. Add the turmeric, cloves, salt, and black pepper. Stir well. Finally, add the lemon juice and stir again to make sure everything is coated in the lemon and spices. Cook for 5 mins, then take off heat, serve and enjoy!