Griselda’s Spanish Rice

Ingredients: 2 C. long grain white rice 2 C. water 1 16 0z can tomato sauce ¼ Large Onion 2 Cloves of Garlic 4 T. Oil 2 tsp. salt Vegetables ( optional: carrots, peas, corn, ect.) Pour Oil into sauté pan so it coats the two cups of rice evenly. Brown the rice over medium high heat until golden brown, usually about five minutes. Keep an eye on the rice so it doesn’t burn. In a blender combine tomato sauce, onion and garlic cloves. Blend until pureed. In a large pot or rice cooker pour in two cups of water and tomato mixture. Pour the browned rice into tomato sauce mixture and cook over low heat. Add salt, red pepper, chili powder, cumin, chicken bolion cube or any other desired spices. Cook for twenty min. over low heat if on the stove or until the rice is no longer hard or gooey in a rice cooker. Add any desired vegetables after rice is cooked and let them steam for five minutes. Mix rice and vegetables and enjoy! By Amy Thompon