On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 03:29:25 GMT, The Wolf
wrote:

OK, searched web for recipes on Mexican Rice and tried one.

They all specify on can of tomatoes but don't say if it's 15 or 28 oz can.

Ain't that a pain? A lesson to the rest of us to specify measurements
other than "can" or "package." Used to be a "soup can" was a
'standard' Campbell's can (10.x oz), and a "can of soup" was the
condensed sort meant to be diluted with an equal amount of water (or
milk) for serving. Now we have big cans, little cans, "ready-to-serve"
cans, etc., etc. Not to mention manufacturers of everything from
cereal to Jell-O changing the size of a package or can.

What is the consensus for proportion of one cup rice to tomatoes?
Also liquid anywhere from two cups to three and one half cup.

Basic cooked rice uses a roughly 2:1 ratio of water to rice, depending
on method. Or as one cookbook has it, "1 cup rice equals 3 cups
r*i*c*e"

I tried two cups plus the liquid from a can of 15 oz tomatoes. Was a little
moister than I like, so should it be 2 cups including the liquid from the
tomatoes?

I recently made a pilaf with 1 cup rice and a 14oz can of chicken
broth, and threw in another quarter cup of water to make up the
difference. However, the sauted veg (onion, pepper, celery) evidently
gave off a fair amount of moisture, and the dish was somewhat
overcooked by the time all the liquid was absorbed. Tomatoes have a
lot of water in them, in addition to the 'juice' in the can, As
you've found from experimentation, I'd *guess* a 15oz can of tomatoes
& liquid, plus maybe another half-cup of water. As Douglas's recipe
indicates, you can always *add* more water.