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Nandos Portuguese Rice (Copycat Recipe)

Makes delicious rice for bbq chicken or other meals needing a tasty rice base.
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Course Dinner, Main
Cuisine Nando's, Portuguese

Ingredients
  

For piripiri seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin

For Rice

  • 2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 teaspoon teaspoon piripiri seasoning
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1 crushed garlic clove

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the ingredients for the piripiri seasoning
  • Fry the rice in canola oil and one teaspoon piripiri seasoning until lightly toasted.
  • Add 2 cups hot water and a stock cube, bring to boil and reduce heat. Cook rice until it is light and fluffy.
  • While the rice is cooking sauté chopped bell peppers and garlic and some more piripiri seasoning depending on how hot you want it to be.
  • Add the cooked rice and sauté until well blended.