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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut the tomatoes in half, and squeeze slightly to remove the seeds. Add the tomatoes and 2 cups of broth to a blender and puree. | 2. Strain the tomato mixture through a sieve into a bowl and reserve the liquid. Add enough extra broth to make 4 cups of liquid. | 3. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrots and saute for 4 minutes until the onion is translucent. | 4. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. | 5. Stir in the uncooked rice and cook until slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. | 6. Add the tomato broth mixture, stir and bring to boil. | 7. Add the salt, bay leaf, and the WHOLE serrano chile. NOTE: For a deeper colored rice, stir in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste when adding the salt, bay leaf and serrano chile. | 8. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from heat. | 9. Scatter the peas over the top of the rice, cover, and let the rice stand 5 minutes. | 10. Fluff the rice with a fork, and remove the chile. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tomato	3			120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403
chicken broth	4	cups	divided	312.48	7.56	44.5536	10.4832
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
carrot	1		diced	29.52	6.8976	0.6696	0.1728
garlic clove	1		minced	-	-	-	-
grain rice	2	cups	uncooked	1350.5	295.815	26.381	2.4419999999999997
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
serrano chili	1			-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
green pea	1/4	cup		29.3625	5.2381	1.9648	0.145

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.