![]() Start by heating some oil in a deep wide pan, then add onions and rice.You could swap these spices for a little of my Homemade Taco Seasoning too. Those ingredients alone will give you a really delicious dish but I also add a few extras for real depth of flavour – paprika, dried oregano and capsicum, plus a little cayenne or chilli flakes for a kick. I’ve tested this recipe with each of these spices and, while the simplest version is my favourite, the saffron comes a close second – probably because I love paella too. While some recipes add cumin for a more Mexican flavour, others will add saffron to get a true Spanish flavour and many, like mine, have neither. At it’s very basic, it’s a combination of rice, onions, tomato and chicken stock cooked in one pan until the rice is cooked through. What is Spanish Rice?Īlso known as Mexican rice, red rice, and any number of combinations of those words, it’s traditional name is Arroz Rojo (‘rice red’ in Spanish). I now know a lot more about authentic Spanish rice, starting with the fact that it has so many names. You can leave them out if you prefer but I love the extra flavour they add. Mine has a slight difference in that I add paprika, dried oregano and capsicum (bell peppers). Turns out, Mexican rice is already a thing, I just didn’t know it. ![]() I held off adding this recipe to the blog for a really long time simply because I wasn’t sure what to call it. Often we’ll stir through the kernels from this air fryer corn on the cob and serve it with this Baked Salsa Chicken. Over the years, I’ve made it countless times, most often as a side dish but sometimes we’ll eat it as a main dish too, with a little fried chorizo. I created this Mexican red rice (as it’s also known) on a whim one day when I decided I felt like a ‘Spanish style rice’ to go with our roast chicken.
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