Best Dominican Rainbow Rice Recipes

DOMINICAN RAINBOW RICE

Steps:

• Cut the vegetables into very small cubes.
• Sauté all the ingredients (except for the rice) using the butter until the onions are semi-transparent. Add salt to taste.
• Finally add the rice and combine all the ingredients. Fluff the rice using a fork. Dish up hot.

DOMINICAN STYLE RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Presoak beans overnight or for a minimum of 3 hours in a large container with enough water to generously cover. Drain water, transfer beans to a large stockpot, and cover with 5 cups of fresh water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the ham or bacon pieces, partially cover, and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add 1 cup of water and continue cooking for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make a sofrito: In a food processor or blender, combine garlic, bell pepper, cilantro, and half of the onion and process to a coarse paste.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil. Add the sofrito mixture, and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste, salt, black pepper, tomato, vinegar, and remaining onion to the beans and cook for 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes. Use a large spoon to separate the rice and bean mixture from the sides of the pot (do not stir any further or the mixture will break up and take on a gluey consistency). The dish is done when the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is fluffy.

DOMINICAN RICE AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Before starting to cook: Remove skin from chicken and wash under warm water. Rub with wedges of lemon and cut into small pieces.
• Marinate the chicken for approximately 10 minutes in a bowl containing the green peppers, oregano, garlic, black pepper, olives, celery, parsley, coriander, and thyme.
• In an iron pot, heat 3 tablespoons of oil, reserving 2 tablespoons for later use. Add sugar to heated oil and quickly stir. When sugar turns dark brown, add the chicken (without the vegetables), being careful with splattering oil. Stir, cover and let simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes, adding tablespoonfuls of water regularly to prevent it from burning. Add the vegetables. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Add remaining water and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste.
• Add the rice and stir often to avoid excessive sticking. Once all the water has evaporated, cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer over very low heat. Wait 15 minutes, uncover and stir, before adding remaining oil. Cover and wait another 5 minutes. Taste rice for doneness; it should be firm but tender inside. If necessary, cover and leave another 5 minutes over very low heat.

RAINBOW RICE (FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Measure cold rice for each serving (cook only four or five servings at a time, to cook more repeat, keeping each batch warm in an oven and stir together all of the batches at the end and serve). Break any lumps apart in the cold rice rather than doing it while cooking.
• Measure all other ingredients separately as they will be added individually.
• Cooking Instructions:.
• Heat wok or deep skillet hot and dry.
• Add sufficient oil depending upon number of servings.
• After oil is heated add the shrimp (if using shrimp) and cook for 60 seconds (more time if cooking larger quantity).
• Push shrimp (if used) aside and add lightly beaten egg and stir gently for 30 seconds.
• Push Shrimp (if used) and egg up on wok side and add precooked rice in the center. After about 20 seconds or enough time for the rice to start to warm, then stir to remove any remaining lumps for about 60 seconds.
• Add peas and carrots stir while cooking for 15 seconds.
• Add Salt and continue stirring for 5 seconds.
• Add cut up chicken or Ham and continue stirring for about 10 seconds.
• Add Green Onion and stir for another 15 seconds ( By now egg and shrimp on the sides will have been stirred into the mixture).
• If the rice is still dry add broth or water and continue lightly stirring for another 15 seconds.
• Add Light Soy Sauce and stir for another 15 seconds.
• Add pinch of White Pepper and stir for another 15 seconds.
• Remove to warming or serving platter.