Arroz Blanco con Tocino

==Description==
White rice with salt pork
==Ingredients==
* 2 cups of white long-grain rice
* 2 cups of water
* 1 teaspoon of salt
* 1¼ lb of salt pork
==Directions==
# Wash salt pork under cold running water and remove all the salt that is on it.
# Pat dry with a clean paper towel and cut in ½ inch pieces.
# In a frying pan pour in about ½ teaspoon of olive oil just enough to coat the bottom of the pan.
# Bring heat up to medium, once the pan is hot place salt pork in pan.
# Once the pan starts to sizzle turn the salt pork until all sides are a nice golden in color and almost dry in texture.
# Remove and let drain on a paper towel, at this time you can dispose of all but 1 to 2 tablespoons of the mixture of oil and pork grease in the frying pan.
# Wash and drain rice as you did in the plain white rice recipe.
# But this time i want you take the 1 to 2 table spoons of oil you saved form the frying pan and pour it into a 2 quart pot that you have placed on the stove.
# Turn up the heat and place the washed rice in to it.
# Stir rice until you have completely coated it with the oil.
# Make sure that the heat is not so high that it will burn the rice.
# Once the rice has been well coated pour in the water raise heat and put in the salt pork stirring into the rice.
# Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and cover let cook for about 30 minutes undisturbed.
# At then of the 30 minute cooking time turn heat off and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
Category:Puerto Rican Meat Dishes
Category:Puerto Rican Snacks
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Category:Long-grain rice Recipes
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