Portuguese Yellow Rice - The Best Rice Recipe

Portuguese Yellow Rice - The Best Rice Recipe

Side Dish
30 min

Ingredients

  • 1 mediumonion (chopped)
  • 1garlic clove (chopped)
  • 3 tbspolive oil (liberal amount of olive oil)
  • 1packet chicken stock
  • 2packets goya azafron
  • 2 cupsrice
  • 4 cupswater (keep 2:1 ratio of water to rice)
  • ½ cupfrozen peas ((organic))
  • 1bay leaf ((optional))

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil over medium high heat.

  2. 2

    Add onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add chicken stock cube/packet, goya azafron packets, and rice. Stir to combine the ingredients and cook for two minutes.

  4. 4

    Cover with water until you cannot see the rice. Generally a 2:1 ratio of water to rice is a good rule to work with. You can also add the bay leaf here if you like.

  5. 5

    Stir rice and bring water to a boil over high heat.

  6. 6

    Once boiling, cover pot with lid, and reduce heat to simmer for 11 minutes (until almost fully cooked - al dente)

  7. 7

    Turn off heat, stir in peas, and re-cover with lid. Keep covered until ready to serve.