Portuguese Rice – Arroz a Portuguesa

This recipe is for my God Son Jeff who’s a great cook but wants to master what he calls “Avo Silva’s rice”.

Do to their futile attempts to make a good rice, many of my family members and friends have stopped trying cooking rice and instead, have settled for eating minute rice and other prepackaged rice mixes.

The horror of serving Minute Rice, on the Portuguese table has become unbearable and I’m putting a stop to it once and for all! If you need to make more or less rice for your guests; remember 2 parts water to 1 part rice and alter the other ingredients to your taste. Once you make this recipe a few times, you’ll master the technique. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked long grain rice (preferably Uncle Ben’s or a long grain rice)

4 cups boiling water

1 small finely chopped onion

4 teaspoons  olive oil

1 chicken bouillon cube

1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika or (1 tbsp  of any type tomato sauce) *Optional

1/2 package frozen petite peas (optional)

1 teaspoon salt