Mexican green rice with corn

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Water
20 Parsley sprigs; thick stems removed, each in 3 pieces
20 Coriander sprigs; thick stems removed, each in 3 pieces
2 larges Poblano or green bell peppers; roasted, seeded, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon Safflower or canola oil
2 teaspoons Minced garlic
½ cup Onion; coarsely chopped
1½ cup Long grain brown rice; rinsed/drained
½ cup Boling water; (use higher amount in jiggle top pressure cooker) (up to 3/4)
2 teaspoons Mild chili powder
1 teaspoon Salt; or to taste
2 cups Fresh corn kernels; (or frozen-defrosted
⅓ cup Pitted green olives; chopped
⅓ cup Roasted red bell peppers; diced
⅓ cup Fresh coriander; minced

Directions

In a blender, combine the water, parsley, coriander and poblano peppers to create a thin puree. Set aside. Heat the oil in the cooker. Cook the garlic over Medium-High heat, stirring frequently, until brown. Immediately add the onion and continue to cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Stir in the rice, reserved green puree (stand back to avoid sputtering oil), boiling water, chili powder, salt and corn. Lock the lid in place. Set the cooker on a heated Flame Tamer. Ove High heat, bring to High pressure.

Lower the heat just enough to maintain High pressure and cook for 25 minutes. Allow the pressure to come down naturally for 10 minutes.

Quick-release, under cold running wate,r any remaning pressure. Remove the lid, tilting iti away from you to allow any excess steam to escape. Fluff up the rice and stir in the olives, red bell pepper and minced coriander before serving. Serves 4. Notes: For a hotter dish, add a jalapeno pepper, seeded/diced to the green puree. To create a more substantial dish, stir in a cup of cooked black beans when you add the olives and red bell peppers.

Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna Sass, William Morrow and Co. '94 MC formatting by bobbi744@...

NOTES : A Flame Tamer (heat diffuser) is set under the cooker to prevent scorching when cooking dry pilafs or concentrated ingredients that contain a high percentage of natural sugar. It is an inexpensive item available at any well-stocked hoseware store. It will take a few minutes longer to bring the temperature up to pressure. If the bottom of your pressure cooker is thick, it may not be necessary. Recipe by: Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure, Sass Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Apr 08, 1998

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