Guam Red Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons achiote seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups rice

Recipe

• 1 soak achiote seeds in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes. add salt. using a spoon press the achiote seeds to get color. strain liquid into a pot big enough to hold all the ingredients, bring to a boil.
• 2 saute onions in oil.
• 3 add rinsed rice to the boiling achiote colored water. reduce heat to medium-high for five minutes or until water evaporates. reduce heat to low, coer pot and cook for 15 more minutes.