Best Wagoners Rice Arroz Carreteiro Recipes

Arroz: Spanish Rice image

Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon lard or solid vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
1/4 large onion, finely chopped
2 or 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 whole tomatoes from a 15-ounce can
1/4 cup liquid from canned tomatoes
One 40-ounce can chicken broth (30 ounces used total)

Steps:

Open can of tomatoes and chicken broth and set aside. These ingredients have to be added quickly, so have them ready.
Heat lard or shortening in a saucepan on medium-high. Add rice, stirring constantly. When rice is brown, immediately add the onion and garlic and stir so it is evenly mixed. Quickly add the 2 tomatoes (squish them with your hand). Add 1/4 cup of liquid from the can of tomatoes and 3/4 of the entire amount of chicken broth. Bring to a full boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer until rice is tender and most of broth has evaporated, about 20 to 30 minutes. (The remaining broth can be added if rice is still a little hard) Remove rice from heat and leave covered until ready to serve.

Arroz Valenciana image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 chicken bouillon cube
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 1/2 tablespoons)
4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt
2 cups short grain sweet rice, rinsed 3 times
3 teaspoons ground turmeric
4 links Chinese sausage (lap xuong), sliced on the bias in 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup raisins
One 13.5-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
1 large carrot, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
One 10-ounce bag frozen peas
2 to 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced into quarters lengthwise
2 to 3 scallions, greens only, thinly sliced

Steps:

Dissolve the bouillon cube in 2 cups of hot water in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup.
Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. dd the onions and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions start to become translucent, about 1 minute. Add the chicken and 2 teaspoons salt and cook until the chicken is opaque but not cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and turmeric and stir until the turmeric is evenly distributed. Add the sausage, raisins, coconut milk and bouillon broth and stir for 1 minute. Cover and cook on medium-low heat until almost all the liquid is absorbed, about 35 minutes.
Add the red and green bell peppers, carrots and peas and gently stir. Continue to cook the rice covered until the vegetables are slightly softened and there is no more liquid, about 10 minutes.
Season with salt and transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with the hard-boiled eggs and scallions.

Wagoners' Rice: Arroz Carreteiro image

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Time 40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 garlic clove
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons light olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
13 ounces beef, cut into cubes
2 green peppers, seeded and sliced
2 red peppers, seeded and sliced
2 yellow peppers, seeded and sliced
3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
12 ounces non-sticky rice
4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
4 spring onions, finely chopped, for garnish

Steps:

With a mortar and pestle, grind together the garlic, salt and freshly ground pepper.
Heat the olive oil in large heavy-based saucepan over high heat until very hot. Add the onions and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until just beginning to brown. Add the garlic paste from the mortar and stir.
Stir in the beef and continue to cook over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes until all the meat is browned. Next add the peppers and tomatoes and stir well.
Slowly pour in the rice. Stir well and add enough water to cover the ingredients by 1-inch.
Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to maintain a simmer. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until almost all the water has been absorbed. You may need to add a little more water if the rice is too al dente and the dish quite dry.
Just before serving, sprinkle over the parsley and spring onions.