Name: Mexican Style Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 cups long or extra long grain white rice; 2 tomatoes (or about 1 pound, quartered); 1/3 cup white onion (roughly chopped); 2 garlic cloves (peeled); 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt (or more to taste); 3 tablespoons safflower or corn oil; 3 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth (or water); 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (optional); 2 parsley sprigs; 3/4 cup carrots (peeled and diced, optional); 1/2 cup shelled green peas (fresh of frozen, optional); 1 or 2 chiles serranos (optional)