Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Arroz Blanco – aka Killer Rice

Killer Rice Step 1: fry 3 cloves garlic in 3 Tablespoons olive oil.



Garlic in Olive Oil



Killer Rice Step 2: remove golden garlic from the oil (now you have infused the oil) and let the garlic cool before eating it. LET THE OIL COOL AT THIS POINT!



Fried Garlic Cloves



Killer Rice Step 3: OIL IS STILL COOLING AT THIS POINT. Add 1 Tablespoon of salt to a cup of water, filled to Joe Flanigan's head (3 cups).



Salt and Water



Killer Rice Step 4: once the oil has cooled, add the salted water to the pot and bring to a boil.



Killer Rice Step 5: add 2.5 cups white jasmine rice to the boiling water.



Jasmine Rice



Killer Rice Step 6: once the rice comes up to a boil, cover and lower heat to simmer for 30 minutes. DO NOT PEEK.



boiling water



Killer Rice Step 7: EAT! Buen provecho.



killer rice

4 comments:

  1. I have cooked from Nitza's cookbook for years....any recipe comes out great!!!! Good luck! Ana (Tad is my husband- not the cook!)

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  2. Can I use Basmati rice and who is Joe Flanigan?

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  3. Hi Evie, try it with Basmati and let me know how it turns out. I've always used Jasmine rice. Joe Flanigan is the owner of a restaurant in South Florida, Flanigan's. It is 3 cups of water that you need.

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  4. Where's the measurements? Steps?

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