Easy Mexican Rice

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 Knorr Chicken Tomato Bouillon cubes or 2 tablespoons of the granular type
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 serrano or jalapeno

Directions:

  1. Thoroughly rinse rice in a strainer until the water turns clear
  2. Soak the rice in a bowl of water for 15 minutes
  3. Boil 2 cups of water in a kettle
  4. While the water is boiling crush boullion cubes with a pestle or a spoon in the bottom of a measuring cup, add the garlic and onion powder
  5. Pour boiling water into the measuring cup and stir, mixing the boullion
  6. Brown the rice in the oil on medium high heat, about 7-10 minutes
  7. Add the water and serrano, stir, bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes, let sit 10 minutes, fluff with a fork