Elena's Yellow Rice recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup long grain white rice
1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed

Nutrition Info

237.9 calories
carbohydrate: 44.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 4.1 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 5.2 g
saturatedFat: 0.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 616.8 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir water, vegetable oil, garlic, vinegar, turmeric, and salt together in a 2-quart saucepan. Place a cover on the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.

  2. Slowly stir rice into the boiling mixture. Replace cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer rice mixture until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

  3. Transfer rice to a large bowl. Gently fold peas and carrots into rice.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This is my husband's favorite rice. It took me awhile to finally come up with this version. One can add chicken, tuna, ham, etc., to make it a one dish meal. It is also great for rice patties. The vinegar is traditional in rice in Spain;it keeps the rice fluffy.

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