Ranch Recipe #1: Jalapeno Cheese Rice

My Parents 1950

Sssssshhhh…….

This is my mother’s

Jalapeno Cheese Rice Recipe.

If my friend JB is reading this she is thinking…

“I can’t believe she is sharing this recipe.”

As I work in earnest in finishing the cookbook I am doing for my daughters,

I thought I would share some special recipes with you.


These recipes are what I like to call

Ranch Recipes.

They are all from my mother’s collection of recipes,

and they are reminiscent of

my memories of my parents and their

entertaining of friends and family,

all on a

ranch

in deep South Texas.

 

Ssshhhhhh……..

This first one is a

secret.

Although you may have had versions of this,

this worn recipe was my mother’s

and my gift to you.

To set the stage and the menu I remember,

you need to imagine

Ray Price, Jim Reeves,  or Ray Charles playing on the stereo,

delicious thick steaks being grilled,

a wonderful salad or side vegetable,

hot bread slathered in butter,

and

Jalapeno Cheese Rice.

1 large chopped onion

1/2 cup cooking oil

2 cups rice

Cook rice and onion in oil in a skillet until the onion is translucent and the rice is light tan.

Heat and add the following to the rice mixture:

1 can beef broth

2 cans of water

Then add:

1/2 pound velveeta cheese

salt and pepper

1 stick butter

3 seeded and chopped jalapenos

(do not touch your eyes!)

Cover the mixture after a light stirring

and simmer for about 30 minutes.


Enjoy!

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