Green Rice

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Rice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lard
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Onion - finely chopped (small)
3		Poblano chiles
1 3/4 cups	414ml	Chicken broth
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Cilantro leaves - chopped
1/2		Lime - juice of
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Devein poblano chiles, puree with 1/4 cup water, and strain.

Soak the rice in very hot water for 15 minutes. Drain it, rinse it in cold water, then drain very well. Saute the rice in hot lard for a minute or so. Add the onion. When the rice sounds like sand as it is stirred, add the pureed chiles and continue to cook until thickened. Add the broth, cilantro, lime juice, and salt to taste. When the liquid comes to a boil, cover, lower heat, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.

NOTES : From: Frida's Fiestas, Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle. ISBN 0-517-59235-5

Source:
Frida's Fiestas by Guadalupe Rivera

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