Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice

I'm making this tonight so I'll take some pictures and add them later.

Also known as Green Rice

Juice of 1 lime
4 tsp chicken bouillon
2-3 minced garlic cloves
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chili's
2/4 tsp salt
1 medium onion, chopped

Chop above ingredients coarsely and then fry in 1 T butter or oil.  Add 1 1/2 c rice and fry

Add 3 cups water, bring to a rapid boil, then turn down as low as possible, cover and simmer.  Do not stir and cook as low as possible for separated rice.  Stir occasionally and cook faster for stickier rice.

Shoyu Chicken

1 1/2 c brown sugar
3/4 c soy sauce
1 1/2 c water
2 cloves garlic-minced
1/2 tsp ground ginger

Cook above ingredients with frozen chicken until tender.  Serve over rice.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2/3 c saltines
1/3 c minced onion
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 c milk

Mix above ingredients and form into meatball shape.  Bake at 350 degrees till done.  While baking, mix sauce and add meatballs in when finished cooking.  Serve on rice.

Sauce:

2 T cornstarch
1 13.5 oz pineapple slices with juice
1/3 c vinegar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 T soy sauce
1/3  chopped green pepper

Cook sauce over medium heat till it thickens.  Add meat and green pepper and pineapple towards the end.  Use the pineapple juice to help thicken the sauce.  Serve over rice

Porcupines

First tried these when someone brought dinner to us when Carter was born.

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c uncooked rice
1/2 c water
1/3 c onions ( I use onion powder instead)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper

Mix and make into meatballs.  They should be very wet.

Cover with sauce:  15 oz tomato sauce, 1 c water, 2 T worchestershire sauce.

Cook covered with foil at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes till rice is done.

Mexican Rice

Tiffany Downey's awesome recipe for a red mexican rice.  I love this one!  I think she made it a few years at one of our reunions.

2 cups rice
diced tomato
pepper
onion
2 cups water
2 cups chicken broth (she boils her chicken for the main meal and uses the broth left in the pot)
1 lime juice
tomato bouillon
can of corn

Fry rice in oil.  Add tomato, peppers, onion in and fry.  Add juices and bouillon and corn.  Bring to a quick boil and then turn on low and simmer for as long as possible covered.

Did I get that right, Tiff?  My recipe was jotted down on a very small post it note.