This Rice with Caramelized Onions is a simple and delicious side dish. It's full of flavor and it pairs well with any protein.
This rice with caramelized onions is a great side dish, because it goes well with any protein. You can stir in some shredded chicken into the rice as well! If you’re serving this rice as a main dish.
You'll Need to Make Arroz con Cebolla
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and cooking directions is below.
Oil: You can use olive, canola, vegetable or corn oil. Butter will add richness to the dish if you want to replace the oil.
Onions: Yellow or white will work well for this recipe.
Garlic: If you don't like garlic flavor, just omit it.
Long grain white rice: you can also use short grain or even brown rice, but be sure to read the instructions in the bag and follow cooking time if using brown rice.
Broth: Chicken or vegetable broth will work for this recipe.
Salt and sugar: The sugar gives extra sweetness to the caramelized onions.
Rice or Arroz is cooked all over Colombia and in many different ways. If you follow this blog you may have noticed the many variations of rice recipes. This Arroz con Cebolla al Caramelo dish is delicious and the caramelized onions add a little sweetness. It is the perfect accompaniment for grilled meats, fish or poultry.
Some of my favorite ways to serve this rice
I like serving this rice with caramelized onions as a side dish with Colombian Style Whole Fried, another great option is this fish with creole sauce and I also like to pair it with this stuffed meatloaf. This dish also goes well with many main dishes, rice bowls or even burritos.
How to Make this Dish
- In a medium pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions, salt, sugar and garlic and cook about 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Add the rice, stir with a wooden spoon to coat well, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil, stir and decrease the heat to low.
- Cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender.
- Remove from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes.
More Side Dishes
Rice with Caramelized Onions Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion thinly sliced
- 1 clove of garlic thinly slice
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, salt, sugar and garlic and cook about 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Add the rice, stir with a wooden spoon to coat well, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil, stir and decrease the heat to low.
- Cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender.
- Remove from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes.
Soma
Same in my home.. tons to way to cook rice. This is like the Simple Pulao (pilaf) we make in India.. except we use the fragrant basmati rice.. the more i read your recipes the more i get amazed at the similarity it bears with indian food.
Peachy
Did you wash the rice before cooking?
Erica Dinho
yes
Erica
Soma,
I am going to try this recipe with basmati rice,,,,,Sounds delicious!
Thank you!
rebecca subbiah
looks great will have to try it, we love rice of course married to an indian !!
Gera @ SweetsFoods
One of my favorite recipe I do always when I can with beef meat or with grilled chicken 🙂
Cheers!
Gera
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
I haven't tried rice with caramelized onions - sounds excellent! My daughter will really love this!
Andres
Looks good. I'll have to give it a shot and let you know how it goes. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Dan
Delighted to find your site recently. I have bookmarked several recipes to try. This one looks great, but the ratio of broth to rice looks dry.
Dee
Mmm this sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Jackie
Just wondering whether the stock amount is correct? 2 cups of liquid for 2 cups of rice seems too small an amount. I've been making the recipe but I add an extra 2 cups of stock and it works out well this way.
Erica Dinho
2 cups of rice and 3 cups of stock, but you can use 2 cups of rice and 4 of stock. The texture is different.
Jackie
Oh wow I though I read 2 cups not 3! Apologies. Yes, I prefer it with 4 but 3 does seem correct. Gotta check my prescription glasses lol! Thanks for the reply.
Natalia
I tried your recipe with 2 cups med groan rice and 2 cups of chicken stock. It tastes delicious. Thank you.