Tico Rice

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 2-4 sprigs cilantro (coriander leaf) fresh or frozen, not dried!
* ½ small or medium Onion
* ½ small red or yellow sweet pepper (optional)
* 3 cups (700 ml) chicken broth or water
* 2 cups (350 ml) white rice
* ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
== Directions ==
# Chop cilantro, Onion, and sweet pepper very fine.
# Add 1 Tablespoon oil to a large pan and sauté the dry rice for 2 minutes over medium high flame then add the chopped Onion, sweet pepper and cilantro and sauté another 2 minutes. 
# Add water or chicken broth, bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer until rice is tender (20–35 minutes). #This is also the recipe for Tico rice used in favorites like tamales and Gallo Pinto.
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