Best Yellow Rice
Perfect golden, fragrant rice — saffron or turmeric, never mushy, better than takeout.
Ingredients
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 1 onion · 3 garlic · 2 tbsp oil
- 2½ cups broth
- Saffron OR 1 tsp turmeric + ½ tsp annatto
- Cumin · oregano · bay leaf
Instructions
- Sauté onion + garlic → toast rice.
- Add spices + broth → boil → low simmer covered 15 min.
- Rest covered 10 min off heat.
- Fluff → serve with cilantro + lime.
Notes
- No peek during cook = fluffy grains
- Saffron luxury · turmeric budget (both delicious)
- Freezes & reheats perfectly
- Day 2 = even better flavor
- Peas/carrots last 5 min = classic