Spanish Rice

Almost good enough to eat by itself.

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Spanish Rice
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings
Ingredients
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Fry bacon and break each piece in half.
  2. Saute rice and onions in bacon grease until brown.
  3. Place rice and onions in a casserole dish.
  4. Add all other ingredients.
  5. Cook for 10 minutes in microwave.
  6. Stir and test if rice is fully cooked.
  7. If needed, add more water and cook 10 minutes longer.
Recipe Notes

Cooking the rice in the microwave could take longer than 10 minutes depending on the power output of the microwave.

Alternatively, you can put the rice in a pot or large, deep sided, pan and cook on the stove top, covered, on high.  Not sure how long that will take (30-40 minutes?), but you should check it every few minutes.

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Salsa

This salsa recipe is our attempt at recreating the salsa from Lala’s Cafe in Mirando City, one of our family’s all-time favorite restaurants.  It makes a big batch. I usually half this recipe for myself. You can make the salsa milder by removing the pepper seeds. Likewise, to add heat, leave the seeds in. Either way, it’ll taste great!

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Salsa
Cuisine Mexican
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Cuisine Mexican
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Put the cut jalapeños and just the tops of the cilantro bunch into a blender (throw away the bottom half of the cilantro bunch here it is tied).
  2. Add the Rotel, tomatoes, boullion, vinegar, and onion into the blender and blend until it becomes a liquid consistency.
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