1 Tbsp oil 3/4 cup rice 1tsp garlic powder 1Tsp onion powder Pinch oregano 1/2 Tsp cumin 1 tbsp boullion chicken 1 Tsp salt 1/3 cup Sauce tomato 2 cups chicken broth warmed Brown rice with oil in heavy cast iron pan- stir evenly, then add sauce, add spices (toast) then broth. Cover with lid. Once broth in, don’t stir and keep lid on at least 10mins.

It is always a joy to see grown, mature children doing things with their parents.

I love this man. He is so down to earth, articulates his thoughts well and is so down to earth. He makes you feel like you are welcome any time.

Thank you to all the Mexican friends in this world, y’all’s food is a gift from god

I used this recipe along with my cast iron pan and made Mexican rice successfully for the first time in my life (38 years) I'm Mexican and have been ashamed that I couldn't make rice correctly. Now I can make beautiful fluffy Mexican rice. Thank you mama 💕

I’m a whiteboy and I loveeeeeee Mexican rice so much. When I was a kid my moms best friend was Mexican and she made me rice alllll the time I just feel in love with it. Unfortunately my mom recently passed away and her best friend passed a few years back. So now I have to buy it but these videos sure do help thank you so much. God bless

After listening to your mom talk about her recipe for about 20 seconds I knew I could trust her. She mentioned the details of her experience and that is invaluable! Thank you Arnie and Mama!

I lost my mom when i was 17. Your mom reminds me so much of my mom. We are Native American but my mother looks identical to your mom. Same hair style too. I love when shes in the videos❤❤

Ah am I the only one crying,😭😭😭 his mommie is so sweet and beautiful she has the voice of an angel, I miss my mom so much!! She has been in heaven 16 years so so long, I love this beautiful video, I bing watch all these family videos with Arnie and his sweet beautiful mom!! Love you two!! Much love, Migos!! 💫💫💫💫💫😋😋💯💯

I had a Mexican-American coworker who's parents came to California in the late 1960s. She said her mother always had a batch of Mexican rice and pot of pinto beans in the fridge. She made them once or twice a week and kept them on hand. She said they were the basis of all their meals.

The fact my wife, who is WAY more traditional Mexican American than I am just asked me to make this rice for our daughters birthday party says it all 😊 thanks Arnie and Moms!

Is there anything better than momma cooking in grandmas cast iron? I can imagine the taste through the screen!love it

My Mom's people are from the Mississippi Delta country. Their wisdom is "leave the rice alone for about 15 - 20 minutes. Don't check it. Do nothing." Usually comes out perfect.

Please have mom share some more of her family recipes!

Both of my parents were not cooks so everything I have learned about how to cook has been from the kindness of people on KZfaq. Thank you 1000 times. Cannot wait to try this out! Send my love to your family.

I just made it and with out a doubt, it was the best Mexican/Spanish rice I’ve ever had. Thank you.

I’m a super gringo white boy but growing up working a dairy farm as a kid every morning it was fried eggs, chorizo, and Mexican rice from the night before. I tried this recipe and the smells and flavor brought me right back to those cold Pennsylvania mornings moving cattle and running equipment. Much love brother

Due to the oilfield economy here in western North Dakota a lot of Mexican families moved in. The grocery stores have really amped up a ton of Hispanic ingredients. Many families are experimenting with Mexican style flavors. It’s amazing watching the interest in Mexican cooking and how families are altering it and making it their own. Bye the way love your moms rice just made it!! 🥰

As a proud Texan, SOUTH Texan, I appreciate this more than you know!!

Thanks to you guys! My mom used to make arroz con polo all the time and I never got the recipe from her before she passed. You make it exactly like she did! Just made it for my fiance and I and brought a tear to my eye. Thanks y'all ❤

I love the way his mom says “watch the steam” just as if he was still a little boy.

You are such a respectful sweet son and your mom is so awesome

I've made this recipe twice and will continue to do so. It's very heavily spiced for my tastes so I made my variation. First of all, I always brown the rice in bacon fat, something my Grandmother taught me to do. *_"Brian, why use store-bought oil if you have bacon fat? Waste not, want not."_* I stopped pointing out the negative health ramifications of saturated fat and sodium when she turned 70 and was still going strong. I use her pan that supposedly crossed America in a wagon, the pan my mom waited for and never got. I add an additional 1/4 cup of rice and bump the chicken broth by 1/2 cup. Cumin can be overpowering to me so I only use 1/4 tsp. Everything else is the same. It's perfect for me and my tastes now. I love how the rice will just fall out of the pan with almost nothing sticking when fully cooked. The additional 1/4 cup of rice makes a little larger portion which is good. Some day I will try to cook a double batch in the pan and see how it cooks. You can never have too much Mexican rice, but then I love rice and cheese omelets when I have a hangover. Everyone stay safe.

Excellent recipe. It comes out perfect every time. So lucky to have your mama around, enjoy every minute with her. I miss my mom so much.

You are a natural TV personality and belong on the Food Network, Arnie! I love it. Mom is adorable. Mexicans and Italians have much in common... We are all about family and food 💕

I love that he brings his mom to show her recipe. Everyone always says "No one cooks X Like my abuela". This is perfect to keep her recipe alive forever! I know this took some effort from her also cause I know my abuela NEVER measured any of her ingredients. lol

I love this recipe mainly because there’s nothing to cut everything is in powder form. It makes it very convenient and fast thank you for sharing.

One of my favorite smells is rice being browned 😋 It brings bad childhood memories of my Mexican grandma cooking rice when growing up. Thank you for sharing this recipe. My grandma tried teaching me so many times, and my rice never came out as good as hers. After she passed away, I finally mastered, making it. Then I taught my kids, and my middle son makes it the best and closest to the way my grandma did. Now he's our honorary rice maker. He even makes it for his friends' families when he goes over, lol

There’s nothing that smells better than rice browning! OMG love it! I put garlic in mine and onions and the smell is just great!

One of my saddest regrets in life is not having my grandma teach me her mexican rice recipe...Your mom reminds me soo much of her! Thank you for this, I feel like this is my grandmas way of teaching me through your mom, seriously this is awesome, thank you

Y’all are such a beautiful family. Thank you

My experience - VERY Good. I used the recipe listed. For sodium reduction (based on some folks comments) I used low sodium stock (150 mg vs 570 for 33% reduced sodium) and did not add any salt. Could have used just a touch of salt maybe after tasting. Having said that, I noted that the Knorr brand bouillon that I use has 720 mg vs 920 mg/1 tsp for the Maggi Brand . Although a tsp of salt is about 2300 mg - so choose wisely to taste. Since "Mama" may not add salt to her homemade broth, that may be the difference between hers and store bought. I also used Verde Valle Brand extra long grain rice from the Mexican/Hispanic store. I did rinse the rice. Good stuff, best recipe I have found for this. thanks Arnie and Mamaeduced

I used this recipe for 110 person catering event here in Michigan and everyone raved! Michigan is pretty white but the one Mexican family that came to the event said it was better than anything they ever had! I told them I had more than a little help from ArnieTex! Thanks for the great recipe and content!!!!

You and your mom make me cry because it reminds me of my mom and me cooking together in her kitchen and sharing food with each other! God bless your family of love ❤️

I am one homesick Texan after watching all these recipes! Thanks for helping me up my game with all the tips and tricks. Even though I can't find good Mexican food here, I can sure as heck cook it! 🤠

Mexican rice is one of my all time favorite foods so I've tried many times to make it myself. Never great results. I ran across your channel this morning and decided to try this recipe since I had all the ingredients and because "Mama always knows best" :) Finally! I made excellent Mexican rice. It's just like in the restaurants! I can't believe it! Thank you so much, Mama!! Now I have to see what other recipes you have on here! Thank you, thank you!

She took the lid off of the cast iron skillet without an oven mitt. 😳 Moms are amazing! She's a super hero! More mom recipes!

Mom is da bomb. Thank you for sharing mom'.

Love all the tips the mom provided! Especially about the difference in the pans and cook time. Very wise mom! Thank you for sharing

It took me months to perfect this. Frying the rice is crucial. I use half an onion, diced fine, 1 garlic clove pressed, no cumin, but I use a tablespoon of chicken bullion, a tea spoon of this tomate bullion, tomato sauce and chicken stock as well. I can eye ball the rice but it’s roughly 2 cups rice, half a cup of tomato sauce, and about 2 1/2 -3 cups of stock. I bring to a boil, salt and fresh ground pepper, and then cover on the lowest simmer setting for 20 mins. Leave the lid on and don’t touch it. Practice makes perfect but I’m half Asian and I make the best Mexican rice! lol

I love toasting the rice before steaming. It smells like popcorn. I was taught to make rice in 2s... the rice to water ratio is 1:2, then you boil it hard for me 2 minutes, then reduce to low heat and steam for 20 minutes, covered tightly. All 2s!

This is the second time I’ve cooked this rice recipe ! and it is truly the BEST Mexican rice EVER!!! Thanks Mom! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻♥️😁 Perfect flavor every time!!!

God bless your momma! The is the best rice recipe ever! I cook it for my family all the time. Please tell her thank you for sharing!!!

I am from Puerto Rico, 🇵🇷, and love Mexican food 🇲🇽

CAME OUT AMAZING, THIS IS THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT RICE RECIPE I'D BEEN LOOKING FOR, THANK YOU ARNIE'S MOM!

Thank you and Mom for the love of sharing your recipes.

Your love for your Mama shines! Thanks for sharing the 💕

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! My boyfriend's late wife was Hispanic and his children grew up eating her amazing cooking. I've been trying so hard since I have been in the family to try to get close to being able to make some of their favorites. Rice has always been a challenge and years ago I gave up and went to boil in a bag. After watching this video about eleventy billion times, I actually managed to make decent rice on the stove that wasn't boil in bag!!!!

(3/4) cup rice (1) tsp garlic powder (1) tsp onion powder Pinch of oregano (1/2) tsp Cumin (1) Tbsp of chicken bouillon (Maggi brand) (1) tsp sea salt (1/3) cup tomato sauce (2) cups chicken broth

Please tell your Mom thank you for me. This is the recipe that I needed! I wasn't browning the rice enough. I love the way you respect your mom and learn from her. She KNOWS what she's doing.

Wholesome relationship, excellent lesson; thank you both so much!

This is super close to my families recipe (Gonzales's). Only differences: I use freshly chopped onions browned with rice, and fresh garlic 1-2 cloves from garlic press, and no cumin. The bouillon powder and chicken broth makes it so tasty.

Nothing like having your real mom by your side when cooking .❤

I grew up eating TexMex here in the Panhandle of Texas. My 1st meal at a restaurant was at Nacio's Mex. Restaurant when I was less than 2 years old. I've been enjoying this food now for about 70 years. I love to cook it also. Thank you and your Mom for this wonderful recipe and step by step making it. It just makes me happy to watch this video. God Bless both of you!

Thank you. Love your relationship with your mom❤

My Dad was a well known chef where I'm from. This hits me in the feels, because it was the final technique he shared with my Mom before he passed many years ago. Great video...!

It took 20 minutes low heat, to cook the rice using cast iron. It turned out so good and fluffy. I'm keeping the recipe. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent, you are blessed to have your mama. Blessings to you y la familia’

Love to see family cooking together. I learned so much from Mom and Dad rice looks so good will do.

Your Mom is a wonderful cook and a beautiful person. And you, my friend, sound like a boy who loves his Momma.

I really loved that close up of the authoritative spoon thump against the skillet to emphasize her words: " and DON'T open it, for at least ten minutes!" It made me smile and reminds me of how my mom talks with her utensils when she cooks.

Thank you so much. I grew up in the valley texas and now in Florida. I made this rice for the first time ever cooking rice.. now I'm the one who makes the best rice in the family. Thank you so much again. Love this channel

Arnie, I love your Mama, This is exactly how my Mom made her "BEST SPANISH RICE" on the planet When I became an adult many years ago, I would not eat restaurant Spanish rice. The gravely tone of her voice will forever be in my ears, "DO NOT STIR"!!!!! Arnie, I love your great channel, thank you for doing these shows.

I love hearing people tell the old recipes. The curse of my life is that my grandmother and mom have passed on, and now I want to talk to them about their recipes. Talk to your mom and grandma’s if you can! Let them teach you!

I'm born and raised Corpus Christi but have been living in Thailand for 35 years. Have yet to try to cook some good old Spanish rice. I'm going to try this recipe. Last week I threw together what I call Tex-Mex enchilada casserole. It was gone in no time.

Thank you momma/grandma from another! Appreciate it

She teaches very well. Includes reasons and things to watch out for. Very helpful. Thank you!

I love that the pan is being passed down to use for making the rice, that’s what makes the rice so good, it’s seasoned just right…I also love seeing her son cooking with her and teaching him the vintage way to cook

i love the mexican texas harmony. This is how America should be. Beautiful food, positive people. You are killing it guys

You and your mother are doing a great service to the humanity with this Spanish rice recipe! Mucho apprecianado bro!!!

Thanks both of y’all for making this. There’s nothing I love more than seeing the classic, correct way to do anything let alone a dish that had improved my day hundreds of times. I hope y’all know how much we appreciate you putting in the effort for us. Have a beautiful day and I’ll see ya next time.

You two are the best! I lost my wife some yeas ago to cancer and never learned cooking, and have no family. I'm just now trying to learn a bit. "I'm ignorant, but Mexican/Spanish food has always been our favorite kind of food. I'm eager to try this as this has always been our favorite rice dish. It looks just right. Thank you very much! Subscribe

I toasted rice for the first time using your mom's steps, and OH MAN did it turn out wonderful. I even made sure to heat up the stock when cooking the rice. You have a dedicated follower for sure.

Hey man thanks for this. I love cooking with Momma. Thanks Momma, you know best. And thanks Arnie for including your mother. I enjoy your channel. Thanks again.

God bless your mama for sharing!! I can’t wait to try this!! Yummmyy!!!

This is exactly how I was taught to make fried rice. We were in the bachelor officer quarters at Ft Sam Houston, in the Army, and I was trying to fry rice for fajitas. My neighbor saw me and took mercy on me. He taught me just what you’re doing. I’ve shown my wife, kids and grandkids. Thank you for bringing back good memories.

One of the best aromas ever is when you add tomatoes and spices to the browned rice just before adding the stock. I make my arroz the exact same way, but I was always taught to add a few slices of green peppers and a little sprig of cilantro on top. Arnie's right...mexican rice is good by itself, as a side, and extremely good when you add a little into a bowl of beans and/or caldos.

WOW! I followed your mother's Mexican Rice recipe and it was fluffy and flavorful. Thank you for passing it along.

Thank you for sharing a family recipe, those are always the best!

My mom taught me how to cook a little before she got sick. She told me and my brother " you might get a wife that can't cook good ." I am grateful for that . Your mom seems like a good person, seeing her with you brought back good memories about what my mom taught me and my brother in the kitchen .🙋

Your video came up and my grown son said " mom that's your recipe" lol. I knew exactly how good your rice would turn out. Delicious I was raised in a railroad town in northern California full of many generations of relatives. On Sunday after church every came over to Grandma's for rice, frijoles, tamales and fresh flour tortillas. While the aunties were cooking my aunt Antonia roasted the chilies & tomatoes on the bbq for salsa. If you weren't sweating while eating it hahahha. We made a huge pot of rice. It was so so good. Great memories. Now south east Texas is my home

I made this recipe last weekend and it’s the best Mexican rice I’ve ever had! Everyone loved it!

Thanks for sharing Arnie. God bless your Mamma.

I cook my Mexican rice with chopped onion and garlic and a slice of bell pepper cooked with the white rice till browned && Then once it's brown enough I throw in tomato sauce like 3.5 oz. And then add the water and a Table spoon of boullian. And BAM best rice ever.

I've made this twice now because my family loves it. And it's even better the next day.

Love that you are showing off your Mama❤❤❤

Love seeing your mom cook with you,thanks for sharing this with us.

One of the things I love about watching mothers and grandmothers cook is how it becomes almost an art. I used to watch my mother and grandmother cook and it was almost magic how they knew exactly what was needed and whether the dish was done.

I was always intimidated by Spanish rice, and your video was so easy to follow. Felt just like grandma was teaching me in her own kitchen! Thank you

Thank you mama! You guys are so sweet!

Mucho respecto! Having momma teach us all how to cook is a Godsend!!!!

Thank you. My mother, 100% Mexican woman, died in 2018. I was 26. I did not spend enough time watching her cook and her amazing recipes died with her. This looks to be the same as hers and I will try to replicate it. I miss her and her food always.

Made this tonight in a regular pan and it came out perfect! Thank you for sharing your mom's recipe! I see why everyone loves it so much! ❤😊

Thank you so much for sharing this with the world.

I liked the way you and your mother explained the whole process. Thank you cause I found out what I was doing wrong I was using cold broth not hot so my rice was not coming out fluffy. Thank you ♥️

There’s something about rice. Sure, it’s a basic staple, but it often gets overlooked with regards to how much a start of the show it can be! This looks amazing. 🤩

I am so happy my husband came across your KZfaq Channel and this video with you and your Mom making Spanish rice! My recipe was very similar but I could never quite get it to come out the same each time. I used onions/garlic - now I use the powders and it is wonderful! Thank you so much. We love your videos.

what a sweet video! pasing down recipes in the family, heartwarming and thank you for the recipe!

This is a little different from my family’s recipe, pero se ve bien. Her advice is solid. They browned the rice well. That’s very important. I don’t sauté the tomato sauce before I add my liquid but this make so much sense to me. I use this technique when cooking various sauces. I’ve just never done it when I cook my rice because that’s now how I was taught. But I am trying it next time! This make perfect sense. Gracias Señora.

Mexican rice is my favorite! I learned from my grandmother 45 years ago! She has since passed away. But I learned how to make lots of traditional Mexican dishes from her. I always get compliments from friends when I make Mexican foods. That cast iron pot looks great. 👌