Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:19:34 -0700, Embudo > wrote:
>
> > To this I will always add roasted, diced green Hatch chiles.
> >
> > http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/a...reen_rice.aspx
> >
> > 1/2 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro sprigs (about 1/2 oz.)
> > 1 cup tightly packed fresh stemmed spinach leaves (about 1-1/2 oz.)
> > 1-1/4 cups homemade or low-salt chicken broth
> > 1-1/4 cups milk
> > 1 tsp. kosher salt
> > 1 Tbs. olive oil
> > 3 Tbs. unsalted butter
> > 1-1/2 cups long-grain rice
> > 1/4 cup finely minced onion
> > 1 clove garlic, minced
>
> That's not even close to anything Mexican, not with all that milk and
> Spinach leaves... maybe you meant Spanish leaves.
>
> Just so happens I'm making REAL Mexican rice today...
> First in a deep pan (braiser) brown three pounds pork chops, and set
> aside. In the same pan saute a big diced onion, six large cloves
> minced garlic, add diced green bell peppers and/or anchos, 2 cans
> black beans, two generous (D) cups Canilla rice, a tbls Penzys Adobo,
> 3 packets Goya Sazon con culantro y achiote, 1 packet Goya chicken
> bouilion, 1/4 tsp each black pepper n'msg, two bay leaves, and 3 1/2
> cups water, place chops on top... bring to a boil then lower to a bare
> simmer and cover, cook 15 minutes, turn off heat but do not lift lid
> for a full twenty minutes, than remove chops, gently fluff rice with
> fork... serve with chops. Works well with chicken too, or sausage, or
> all three... a one pot meal. EArly this morning I browned th chops an
> dplce then in teh fridge in a covered dish. Then I sauted the onion,
> garlic, and peppers, added the rinsed and drained beans, and place in
> fridge in the covered pot. While doing all that I meassure dout th
> erice adn dry ingredients in a lage cup. Now for dinner all I need to
> is put it all together on the stove, in under and hour we can eat like
> mayan kings... if only I had some virgins to sacrifice.

Your's sounds good too Sheldon but remember, Mexican cuisine is as
diverse as American.

His may come from areas where Horchata was born.

Carol

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