Green Poblano Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth or 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth or 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 poblano peppers, stemmed,seeded and chopped
• 1 jalapeno peppers or 1 serrano pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1 small onion, minced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced

Recipe

• 1 place chopped peppers and broth into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat and simmer 10-12 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
• 3 allow mixture to cool (if you blend it hot, it will fly out of the blender and burn you), then puree in a blender (broth and all) along with cilantro and salt.
• 4 place onion and rice into a saucepan with the oil, and cook, stirring, until rice is opaque and onions are tender.
• 5 add garlic and cook briefly, until it becomes fragrant.
• 6 stir in broth mixture from the blender.
• 7 bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat, and cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
• 8 allow to sit with the pan lid on away from heat for 12-15 minutes, then fluff with a fork and serve.