Rice with a Mexican mixture is a bright, healthy and tasty dish that can become a real decoration of the table. Using ready-made frozen vegetables will significantly reduce the cooking time. And our selection of recipes will help you to replenish your home cookbook with several wonderful dishes.
The composition of the Mexican mixture
Today, you can easily find both packaged mixtures and frozen vegetables by weight on sale. In the season, of course, you can assemble the mix yourself. In the classic Mexican version of the mixture, the following ingredients are taken, taken in equal parts:
- green peas;
- corn grains;
- green beans, sliced;
- bell pepper;
- carrot.
Some producers also add red beans to the mix, so beloved by the people of Mexico. The presence of this component is indicated by a mark on the package. There is another option - rice with a Mexican mixture. In addition to raw vegetables, such a set includes heat-treated rice, which is cooked much faster than usual. The Mexican mixture, frozen with rice, can be used to make soup, a side dish for meat and fish dishes.
How to cook on the stove?
This method is one of the easiest. It is great for those who have never prepared frozen vegetable mixes.
For such a dish you will need "Rice with a Mexican mixture", a small amount of vegetable oil and water. Heat fat in a deep frying pan or wok, load vegetables with rice, fry, stirring, for about 10 minutes. When the ingredients are browned, fill the mixture with water (or broth) so that the liquid completely covers the cereal and vegetables. Cover and simmer over medium heat until tender.
Before cooking, frozen product does not need to be thawed.
Multicooking
Modern technology can help you quickly and tasty cook a product like the Mexican mix. Recipes for a multicooker are quite numerous, and having learned how to cook this dish, you can conduct various experiments by adding components such as seafood, meat, bacon.
It is better to use a mixture of vegetables without rice. Heat a small amount of any fat in a bowl. Load vegetables (400 g), set the mode to "Frying". Chop the browned pieces into a bowl, load rice (1 cup) into the remaining fat and pour 2 cups of broth or water. Cook in the "Cooking" mode as much as the instruction manual of your slow cooker recommends. Mix rice with vegetables before serving.
If you use a mixture of rice, just pour boiling water over it and cook under the lid in the “Stew” or “Baking” mode.
Oven Recipe
Quick and easy to prepare Mexican mix with rice in the oven. You only need to grease the mold, load a pack of frozen vegetables mixed with the same amount of pre-cooked rice. Additional liquid may not be needed, because the frozen product has enough moisture. Cooking time will be about 20 minutes.
Meat and Rice Dishes
The Mexican mixture is very popular, the recipes of which contain meat components. You will get not just a delicious side dish, but a self-sufficient dish. Products such as pork ribs, brisket, chicken, beef goulash, heart, and giblets are perfect for this recipe.
Fry one finely chopped onion in a pan. Add 400 grams of diced raw meat. Immediately place a pot of water (500 ml) in a boil. When the meat is fried on all sides, reload it in water and leave to cook over low heat. In the remaining fat, load the rice (1 cup), fry, stirring, and then send to the meat. At the very end, fry the vegetables in Mexican style. It remains to combine all the components, mix, try on the salt and simmer a little together. You can even serve such a treat to the festive table.
Mexican Rice with Seafood
Fragrant vegetables go well with shrimp, mussels, squid and sea cocktail. You can buy these ingredients in the same departments of supermarkets that sell frozen vegetable mixes.
For this recipe you will need:
- Mexican mix packaging (400 g);
- long-grain rice - 250 g;
- shrimp or sea cocktail - 300-400 g.
You can cook rice with the Mexican mixture in any convenient way: in a slow cooker, in the oven or in a frying pan. In the meantime, the base is stewed, blanch frozen seafood in boiling water to melt the ice, and then fry them over high heat in hot oil for 2-3 minutes. To make the taste of seafood brighter, at the end of frying, you can pour 50 ml of white wine into a pan and cover.
Before serving, this delicious treat can be decorated with fresh herbs and slightly sprinkled with lemon juice.