Rice with raisins (Arroz Pasitas)

A bowl with rice with raisins garnished with chopped parsley.

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Rice with raisins (Arroz Pasitas)

Level up your rice dish with this arroz con pasas! Combine sweet raisins with savory flavors for a delightful experience. Try it today and up your cooking game.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Latin

Servings:

Calories: 341kcal

Author: Nadja Belgrave

Equipment

Paila
Spoon
Fork
Mesh Strainer

Ingredients

1 cup long grain rice
½ onion chopped
2 clove garlic minced
½ cup raisins
2 teaspoon oil
2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 ½ cup water
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Add the oil to a pot and turn the heat to medium. Once hot, add the onions and the garlic and saute until fragrant.
Next, add the rice and continue sauteing. You’ll see the rice start to become translucent as well. Stirring constantly.
Once all is shiny, add the water, raisins, salt, and brown sugar and mix.
Let it reach a boil, cover, turn down the heat to low, and cook for about 12-15 minutes or until the water has been absorbed completely.
Once done, turn off the heat and remove it from the stove. Fluff the rice and serve hot!

Video

Notes

Rinsing the rice result in fluffier rice.
Use a 1:1.5 ratio of rice to water for cooking on the stove long grain rice for 1 cup of rice. Other types of rice can work, but you'll need to adjust the rice-to-water ratio and, in some cases, the cooking time.
When cooking the rice, keep the lid covered so the steam created can cook the rice evenly.
When the rice is done cooking, use a fork to fluff the rice. This will help the grains separate.
The recipe can be halved, doubled, or tripled if you need it. Use this ratio, 1 cup rice and 1¼ cup water. Adjust the ingredients and follow the exact directions. You may need to cook longer to absorb all the liquid. Monitor about double the time.

Substitutions:

Oil: you can use olive oil or butter. Try using a mild-flavored one.
Raisins: replace with golden raisins or dried cranberries.

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