Sopa de Arroz (Spanish rice). Great recipe for Sopa de Arroz (Spanish rice). Sopa de Arroz is a staple in Mexican food. As simple as the food is, it seems to be the most difficult make or perfect.

Add to the saucepan with the rice. Recipes for sopa de arroz vary from state to state, and even from family to family. Today I'm sharing my recipe for Mexican Rice, which I make at least once a week for my family. You can cook Sopa de Arroz (Spanish rice) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sopa de Arroz (Spanish rice)

1. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of long grain rice.
2. Prepare 1 slice of Silver dollar size of onion.
3. It's 1 can of tomato sauce.
4. Prepare 5 tsp of cooking oil.
5. Prepare 1 cube of consumé (chicken or beef).
6. It's 6 cup of warm water.
7. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of salt.

Sopa de Arroz (Spanish Rice) My family loves sopa de arroz, otherwise known as Spanish rice. It never lasts long when I make it and it makes a great accompaniment to other Mexican dishes. It's also super easy to make. Heat oil and saute rice until it turns white.

Sopa de Arroz (Spanish rice) step by step

1. In a medium pan, fry the rice and the onion in the cooking oil..
2. Fry it over high heat, making sure to keep stirring, for about 7-8 min until brown. (will almost look burned).
3. Add tomato sauce to pan followed by water..
4. To the soup add the consume cube sliced and the salt..
5. Boil uncovered until liquid boils away resist stirring. Turn to medium high heat once liquid begins to evaporate..
6. Rice should start to be fluffing up on the ends and be soft to the taste..
7. Final check for water, prod rice and make sure almost all water gone, should almost stick to pan..
8. Take off heat and cover with lid, let sit at least 10 min covered.

It is prepared a hundred differt ways but basically it remains the same. Only if the rice is browned in lard can you acheive the authentic flavor. Rice and Soup are staples in Colombia and in this Sopa de Arroz con Pollo the rice creates a wonderful consistency. Sopa de Arroz con Pollo was one of my grandmother's favorite soups. She would eat it with avocado and banana on the side.