Sweet Bajio Rice

Kids rating: 5 stars
My rating: 5 stars

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ white onion, chopped
• about ¼ of a bunch of cilantro, chopped
• ⅔ cup white rice
• 1½ cups chicken broth*
• ¼ cup white sugar

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine chicken broth and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2. Put oil and onions into a sauce pan, and cook until the onions are cooked through.
3. Add cilantro and saute for a minute or two more.
4. Add uncooked rice until it starts to brown.
5. Stir chicken broth/sugar into sauce pan.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. Cover and let cook on a low temperature until rice is done (about 25 minutes.)

If making in the Instant Pot, use 1 cup rice (rinsed) and 1 1/4 cups chicken broth. Set to manual, low pressure, for 7 minutes and let natural release for 10 minutes.