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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Central American >> Guatemalan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Discard husks and stems from the tomatillos. | 2. Cook the tomatillos in boiling water in a medium saucepan for 4 minutes or until soft; drain. | 3. Combine the tomatillos and 2 teaspoons water in a blender and process until smooth. | 4. Pour the tomatillo mixture into a 4 cup glass measure, and add enough water to mixture to measure 2& 1/2 cups. | 5. Combine the tomatillo mixture, cilantro, jalapeno, salt and garlic in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. | 6. Add rice; cover mixture, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. | 7. Remove from heat, and fluff with fork. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tomatillo	6			65.28	11.9136	1.9584	2.0808
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cilantro	1/3	cup	minced	1.2267	0.1957	0.1136	0.0277
jalapeno pepper	4	teaspoons	minced seeded	2.175	0.4875	0.0682	0.0278
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
grain rice	1 1/4	cups	uncooked	844.0625	184.8844	16.4881	1.5263

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