{"id":2112,"slug":"mexican-rice-pilaf","title":"Mexican Rice Pilaf","description":"There's a lot of Mexican flavors in this dish, like tequila, Mexican oregano, chile powder, habanero chiles, tomato paste, and rice.","ingredients_raw":["2 cups uncooked white rice","2 Tbsp unsalted butter","¾ cup tequila","¾ cup tomato paste","2 ½ cups chicken broth","3 bay leaves","¼ tsp salt","¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper","2 habanero chiles, stemmed","1 tbsp dried Mexican oregano"],"ingredients_norm":["uncooked white rice","unsalted butter","tequila","tomato paste","chicken broth","bay leaf","salt","ground black pepper","habanero chili","dried mexican oregano"],"steps":["Rinse rice with cold water until water runs clear. Pat dry with paper towels.","Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add rice and cook until rice turns golden brown.","Meanwhile, combine tequila, broth, tomato, salt, oregano, and pepper. Pour over rice and bring to a boil. Add bay leaves and habanero chiles.","Cook, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or until rice reaches the desired tenderness.","Remove bay leaves and chiles. Serve warm."],"categories":["Rice recipes","Recipes using rice","Mexican recipes","Recipes using tomato","Boiled recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using tequila","Recipes using butter","Recipes using habanero","Recipes using chicken broth and stock"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Mexican_Rice_Pilaf","source_ref":"4512966","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Mexican_Rice_Pilaf&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"1b5e46a934ffc86f8737e766a7c9a4984cce6232a514e1e12312375e17eb1f25","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mexican-rice-pilaf"}