Arroz de Pinga (Brazilian Rum Rice)

Arroz de Pinga, a traditional Brazilian rice dish with tomatoes and a shot of cachaca rum, is a colorful addition to any meat main dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 245 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 cups white rice
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 ¾ tablespoons olive oil
• 12 cherry tomatoes, chopped
• 4 ¼ cups hot water
• 3 tablespoons cachaca (Brazilian sugar can rum)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir garlic and bay leaves until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir tomatoes and rice into garlic mixture. Pour hot water over rice mixture and season with salt; cover saucepan.

Step 2

Cook rice mixture until rice is partially cooked and beginning to absorb the liquid, about 10 minutes. Add cachaca and continue cooking until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes more.