Traditional Brazilian White Rice

Arroz Branco

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Braza: Tastes From A Brazilian Barbecue

By Andre Felicio

Published 2016

  • About

You will find white rice on every single table in every single house in Brazil, for lunch and also for dinner. And together with beans, it is the base for all meals all over the country… Rice with beans.

Ingredients

  • 9 oz (250 g) long-grain rice
  • 1 fl oz (30

Method

Heat a small pot over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, then the chopped onion, sauté until soft, always mixing with a wooden spoon. Add the chopped garlic, stir a little, and then add the rice and salt. Mixing the rice constantly, toast it for a couple of minutes.

Add the water, and mix everything. After 5 minutes give it a last stir and bring it to the boil. Turn down the heat, cove