Brazilian

Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)

Name: Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 cups brown rice; 1/4 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 4 cups water; 1 tsp salt

Fernanda @feijoadaqueen

Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice) is Brazilian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the carb everything else is eaten with. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

40 min Easy High fiber Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Halal Dairy free Gluten free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 cups brown rice
1/4 onion
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp cooking oil
4 cups water
1 tsp salt

How to cook it

Rinse the rice and drain.
Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the minced garlic and diced onion 2 minutes.
Add the rice and toast 1 minute, stirring to coat.
Pour in the water and salt, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes until tender.
Rest off the heat 5 minutes, fluff, and serve.

Watch how to cook Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Receita de Arroz Integral Soltinho e no ponto certo | Receita Fácil e Deliciosa Play the video

Serve it with

A Brazilian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The dish at the centre
- Arroz de Forno (Baked Rice Casserole)
  
  55 min
The protein alongside
- Feijao Carioca (Brazilian Pink Beans)
  
  50 min
Something cool and fresh
- Maionese de Batata (Brazilian Potato Salad)
  
  35 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 410 kcal
Protein: 7 g
Carbs: 73 g
Fat: 10 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 580 mg
Saturated fat: 1 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.