Tex Mex Rice

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 cups long grain white rice
• Two 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth
• 1 cup diced fire roasted tomatoes, drained
• 1/2 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 cup fresh shucked corn kernels or frozen corn
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• Kosher salt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

1. In a heavy pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
2. Add the garlic and shallots, and sweat until translucent, stirring often.
3. Add the rice to the oil and stir constantly to lightly cook the rice until lightly golden.
4. Stir in the chicken broth, tomatoes, carrots, corn, cumin and bay leaf.
5. Season with salt, then cover and cook for 17 to 18 minutes.
6. Remove from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork and discard the bay leaf.
7. Garnish with cilantro, and serve.

vegetable oil, garlic, shallot, long grain white rice, chicken broth, tomatoes, carrots, fresh shucked corn kernels, ground cumin, bay leaf, kosher salt, fresh cilantro

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/tex-mex-rice.html (may not work)