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Welcome back to Easy Freezer Meals/ Today we are making Spanish rice. This dish is so flavorful, easy, and reheats great as a freezer meal. In this video I will walk you though all the steps to making this awesome dish.
Recipe:
This recipe is adapted from the Mexican Rice Recipe found on Food.com
Makes 6-8 cups of Spanish rice (can be doubled)
12 ounces of canned diced or crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion (8oz)
3 medium jalapenos (or serrano or habanero for more kick)
2 cups of long grain white rice
1/3 cup of oil
4 minced garlic cloves minced
2 cups of Vegetable broth or chicken broth
1.5 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of cilantro or cilantro
Wash rice till water runs clear. Set to the side to drain and slightly dry off
In a blender process the tomatoes, onions, and peppers (you will need exactly 2 cups of this "Salsa" mix for your rice.
Heat oil on medium high heat and begin to fry rice. Once the rice has taken a golden brown color and looks slightly translucent reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic.
Cook for 2 minutes to release the oils and aromas.
Stir in the broth, 2 Cups of the "salsa" mix, and the salt. Give it a mix and bring it to a simmer.
Once it is simmering cover the pot and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Cook for 13 minutes.
After 13 minutes remove from the heat, stir, add the cilantro and serve.
To freeze be sure to let it cool and store in freezer friendly containers.
To reheat you can bake it at 350F covered with foil for 30 minutes till warmed through.
Enjoy
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See you soon
Eric
Welcome back to Easy Freezer Meals/ Today we are making Spanish rice. This dish is so flavorful, easy, and reheats great as a freezer meal. In this video I will walk you though all the steps to making this awesome dish.
Recipe:
This recipe is adapted from the Mexican Rice Recipe found on Food.com
Makes 6-8 cups of Spanish rice (can be doubled)
12 ounces of canned diced or crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion (8oz)
3 medium jalapenos (or serrano or habanero for more kick)
2 cups of long grain white rice
1/3 cup of oil
4 minced garlic cloves minced
2 cups of Vegetable broth or chicken broth
1.5 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of cilantro or cilantro
Wash rice till water runs clear. Set to the side to drain and slightly dry off
In a blender process the tomatoes, onions, and peppers (you will need exactly 2 cups of this "Salsa" mix for your rice.
Heat oil on medium high heat and begin to fry rice. Once the rice has taken a golden brown color and looks slightly translucent reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic.
Cook for 2 minutes to release the oils and aromas.
Stir in the broth, 2 Cups of the "salsa" mix, and the salt. Give it a mix and bring it to a simmer.
Once it is simmering cover the pot and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Cook for 13 minutes.
After 13 minutes remove from the heat, stir, add the cilantro and serve.
To freeze be sure to let it cool and store in freezer friendly containers.
To reheat you can bake it at 350F covered with foil for 30 minutes till warmed through.
Enjoy
Be Sure to check out our new Amazon Store front. Here you can see everything that we use. If you have any questions please feel free to write me. This store from contains products from all of our projects. There’s also some really cool gift ideas!
Easy Freezer Meals Amazon Storefront: amazon.com/shop/2guysacooler
Here are some Amazon products that we use and trust:
Freezer to Oven Tins amzn.to/2TCVVmb
3 Compartment Tins for freezer meals amzn.to/2SEoNwQ
Vitamix 750 Heratige Pro Model amzn.to/2PFXe1d
Vacmaster Vacuum Sealer amzn.to/2wQp7wF
8x10 bags for vac master amzn.to/2NQxpuU
6x8 bags for vac master amzn.to/2y72Lrk
Food Saver Vac bags/Sous Vide Friendly amzn.to/2WkEqsx
Robo Coup w/Dicer amzn.to/2x0Wmwi
This is my recommendation for my absolute favorite thermometers. If you choose to buy one of these you will not regret it as they are reliable, fast, durable, and convenient. Makes for a great gift BTW!!
• Thermapen Mk4 - http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
• Smoke - http://www.thermoworks.com/Smoke?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
• ThermoPop - http://www.thermoworks.com/ThermoPop?tw=2GUYSACOOLER
Thank you for watching this video. If you have any question please leave them in the comment section below. I read all comments and respond to all the questions as best I can. If you are new here, we want to welcome you and ask that you make yourself comfortable. Sit down, relax, click that subscribe button, and that notification bell and check out some of our other videos!! We post videos regularly and would love to have you part of our Family. Be sure to like and share. We need your help to spread the word about our channel.
See you soon
Eric
