Recipe: Mexican Green Rice

MEXICAN GREEN RICE

1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 cup Basmati or long-grain rice
2 cups hot water
2 large poblano chiles, tops removed, seeded, and diced
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, mashed
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 tablespoon butter

In a Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid, heat oil and saute rice.

In a blender puree chiles, cilantro leaves, garlic, and onion with 2 cups hot water. Strain over the sauteed rice.

Add chicken bouillon granules and stir until dissolved. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until rice is tender.

Meanwhile, cook frozen peas and carrots in lightly salted water for 1 minute. Drain. Add 1 tablespoon butter and garnish rice with them.