Mexican Rice

With my moms birthday today I decided to make her a "Mexican Dinner" So I started off with a delicious Mexican Rice recipe, which I have made many times. It is completely fool proof! Here is the recipe:


Get a Le Creuset out and turn it to medium high heat. Next, put 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the pot   and sauté one medium onion until translucent. Next, measure 1 cup of rice and add to the onion. Toast the rice for about 3 minutes, and add 1 2/3 cups of water, 1 can of Rotel diced chiles and tomatoes, 2 teaspoons of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt. Bring to a boil and add one whole jalapeño or anaheim pepper. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until water is gone. Discard the whole pepper. Top with parsley or cilantro.