Arroz de Tomate — Portuguese Tomato Rice

A simple, fluffy tomato and garlic rice, the everyday accompaniment to grilled fish and meat.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 35 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes (or 4 ripe tomatoes, grated)
  • 250g long grain rice, rinsed
  • 500ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Chopped fresh parsley, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic for 1 minute.

  2. Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and simmer for 6 minutes until thickened.

  3. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute, then add the hot stock, salt and pepper.

  4. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce to the lowest heat and cook for 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.

  5. Rest for 5 minutes, fluff with a fork, remove the bay leaf and scatter with parsley.