Spanish Rice

Okay, so I'm going on a Spanish Rice-making splurge because I feel that I should be making my favorite rice dish of all time, rather than buying it. Well, I looked online for a few recipies, and, of course, I found many different ones.

Some recipies called for basil and rosemary, while others called for mustard, chili, and other ingredients. I don't really want to go out and buy special ingredients, unless I'm sure that they'll work.

However, the primary ingredients--rice, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, garlic, water, salt, pepper, and oil--were all common among those recipies.

I've tried making Spanish Rice with basil, and because I didn't have any Rosemary handy, I put in Oregano instead. It turned out tasting pretty good, but it was still a bit bland.

Any suggestions for a perfectly tasty dish of Spanish Rice? I'm still curious as to how mustard will work. Also, would you recommend a deep skillet or a shallow one?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Yamamanama

It's probably mustard seeds rather than the yellow glop that comes in a bottle.

I thought so, but I've never had mustard seeds before.

Originally Posted by Gumby

Just add a fuck load of lard and chili pepper to your rice while it is boiling, tada you have Taco Bell rice (which isn't too shabby).

What you need to do is just befriend a family of Mexicans, live with them, understand their rice making ways, and steal their recipes!

Hah! Nice! Strangely enough, that "Why you throw chip?" image came to mind.

Originally Posted by takeru

What spanish rice is that, dude? I'm spanish and it's the first time I see thouse ingredients for any meal. Are you triying to make a "paella"?

Look, I leave you a link to a well known spanish cooker. It's on spanish so take near a translator. The link goes directly to the rice category.

http://www.karlosnet.com/General/bus...busc=arroz&i=0

I looked up Spanish Rice, and that's what came up in almost all of the recipies I found. They were all labelled as Spanish Rice as well. Doesn't paella have more ingredients or something? I've never tried it, but I've heard a little about it.

Thanks for the link, though! Some of those recipies look really delicious. Hah! That translator might come in handy, since I can only understand less than half of the site.

How ya doing, buddy?