Baked Spanish Rice

There are many ways to cook rice. Steam, boil, saute or fry. In fact, WikiHow has a great article on 12 ways to cook rice. But one of my favorite ways to cook rice is to bake it. This might be a new technique to you, but it is a very simple way to cook rice with consistent results.

I started making baked rice using a recipe from Alton Brown of The Food Network many years ago. Mr Brown’s old show “Good Eats” is a great program to learn how to cook and why different ingredients interact. You can find his recipe for baked rice below

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This is my version for Spanish rice. I served this with Mojo Criollo marinated smoked beef country ribs, I will post this very soon.

So if you have trouble cooking rice this could be the recipe for you.

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Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups brown rice (Substitute medium grain white rice if you want)
• 1 tsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin, ground
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained.

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375° F
2. Add rice to a 3 quart casserole dish.
3. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter over medium high heat.
4. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened.
5. Add chicken broth and bring to boil.
6. Stir in tomato sauce and next 5 ingredients. Remove from heat and pour over rice.
7. Cover tightly with foil.
8. Bake for 1 hour.
9. Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

Enjoy!!

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Baked Brown Rice by Alton Brown 

• Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

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Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
2. Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
3. Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan.
4. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
5. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.
6. After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown, 2005